I remember that well. I used to hit the magazine racks at several bookstores on a regular basis, just to get the latest issues of the various computer magazines available. Naturally, I got all the
Commodore mags, but also some general computing ones, as well (Byte, Microcomputing, Kilobaud, Interface Age, et al). I was in heaven.

It's still heaven when you can find them digitalized as one archive.
I preserved many as complete periodic from issue 1 to last. Sometimes browse through and I always discover something interesting, if not genuinely brilliant!

I also like newer magazines that come with that rebooted retro vibe. They are always much better curated than anything online in the same matter.

Generally most of the paper that survives today in such niche categories is either super cool as it must be premium, or toilet paper used for advertising and commercial trend settings only.

It's easy to spot the second and I really enjoy all I can find to read outside web much better again... than the web!

-h1

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hollowone wrote to Mortar M. <=-

I remember that well. I used to hit the magazine racks at several bookstores on a regular basis, just to get the latest issues of the various computer magazines available. Naturally, I got all the
Commodore mags, but also some general computing ones, as well (Byte, Microcomputing, Kilobaud, Interface Age, et al). I was in heaven.

I remember buying the 'newspaper' Computer Shopper. :-) Lots
of interesting advertisements too!

It's still heaven when you can find them digitalized as one archive.
I preserved many as complete periodic from issue 1 to last. Sometimes browse through and I always discover something interesting, if not genuinely brilliant!

I also like newer magazines that come with that rebooted retro vibe.
They are always much better curated than anything online in the same matter.

Haven't seen anything NEW in forever... Have an example or three
you can share?




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|11j|09> |10I remember buying the 'newspaper' Computer Shopper. :-) Lots|07 |11j|09> |10of interesting advertisements too!|07
I remember advertising my bbs in there.


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Haven't seen anything NEW in forever... Have an example or three
you can share?

Sure,

In UK there is a tone of that:
- Retro Gamer
- ZZAP 64 (new but the same title as old C64 mag)
- Crash (new but the same title as old ZX mag)
- ZZAP Amiga
- ZNEXT Magazine
- Fusion
- Amiga Addict
- Pixel Addict

there is even one about Evercade that I never tried albeit having the hand-held. That's a great commercial success in Europe regarding retro handheld with carts you can buy and keep collecting as well.

-h1

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Re: Re: The Joy of Mags
By: jimmylogan to hollowone on Sat Oct 04 2025 16:20:16

Haven't seen anything NEW in forever... Have an example or three
you can share?

computegazette.com
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On 09 Oct 2025, dingo said the following...

Here is a sample article on BBSing in Vol 1 Issue 3 of Compute!'s
gazette,

Good readin' :-)

Mickey
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