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Personal Computer World (PCW)

Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 4:23 pm
by Iain
I just discovered that this magazine had closed last year (August 2009 was the last issue).

Sad to see it go. When I was living in England I subscribed to it and I have a couple of very old issues of it.

It started in 1978, so had rather a large run through the beginnings of the personal computer story.

Interesting article about it by Gordon Laing (who worked on it)

http://www.digitalretro.co.uk/Personal_ ... ituary.htm

So Mort, when you going to start scanning? Some of its issues were rather large, should keep you going for a while!! :)

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 8:17 pm
by RichH6109
If Mort doesn't scan the adverts he should be able to do the set in an afternoon.

I used to always buy PCW when I was looking for a specific bit of hardware but I don't think I ever bought it for a leisurely read.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:41 am
by Professor Brian Strain
Ah, but the adverts are an integral part of the nostalgia. Did we really pay over a thousand quid for a 486 PC? Did anyone win the Pools sending off for one of those dodgy-looking "computerised systems"?