PC Magazine

PC Magazine was the first magazine dedicated to the IBM PC line of personal computers. They began publication nearly a year after IBM announced the PC. The magazine was a big success combining some technical content with product reviews and industry analysis. PC Magazine was also an advertising goldmine and almost every company who made hardware or software related to the PC took out ads at one time or another.

Although the first issue was fairly small, it did have an interview with a then virtually unknown Bill Gates. Later issues quickly became very large.

(Submitted December 16, 2006 15:12:20 by Madcrow)

I remember this magazine when I was a kid... Cool in depth reviews, technical information, even a type-in utilities on occasion. I remember how sad it was to see the magazine shrink in size and decline in quality over the years... Now it's glossy but basically content-free...

(Submitted December 9, 2006 03:41:14 by alex duper)

ebay can be usefull for vintage computer items. Why throw the stuff out www.adgerlinux.com

(Submitted September 4, 2006 14:21:08 by Kirk Stevens)

Good question. The old mags are amazing. That people would use these as resources before the internet really quite something. A lot of work went into these articles and ads. Amazing that they were current by the time they wree published and arrived at the far off newsstand. How times change.

K. Stevens www.aceemploymentservices.net

(Submitted August 13, 2006 22:07:23 by Shinderpal Jandu)

wonderfull collection. All of stuff was not something I could even consider at the time.

Shinderpal Jandu www.vintagecomputermanuals.com

(Submitted December 30, 2005 19:56:29 by Theodore Weicker)

In my December 27 submission I should have said that I had Vol 1, Numbers 3 and 4, NOT Vol 1 and 3. My apologies.(see other magazines under BYTE,PC World, PCJr)

(Submitted December 27, 2005 17:38:57 by Theodore Weicker)

I have PC Magazines Vol 1 and 3 available for shipping cost + $2 per shipment (see my other magazines on this site)

(Submitted May 9, 2005 08:07:22 by Erik Klein)

Your best bet is to create an account on the forums and post in the for-sale section there. Just click the Discussion Boards link below or the Forum button in the banner.

Erik

(Submitted May 3, 2005 21:58:05 by Don)

If I have old issues of PC Magazine, PC World and Softalk PC, where do I post them? Thanks, Don

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Volume	Issue	Date	Title
1	1	February-March, 1982	IBM's New Personal Computer: Taking the Measure
1	2	April-May, 1982	Boca Diary - Visiting the Birthplace of the IBM PC
1	3	June-July, 1982	Gary Kildall: The Man Who Created CP/M
1	4	August, 1982	Spreadsheets
1	5	September, 1982	PC Product Guide
1	6	October, 1982	Software: Making the Elephant Tap Dance
1	7	November, 1982	Word Processing
1	8	December, 1982	Games
1	9	January, 1983	Communications
1	10	February, 1983	The Tale of the Mouse
1	11	March, 1983	PC Power
1	12	April, 1983	Painting With Your PC

Volume	Issue	Date	Title
2	1	June, 1984	The PC On Wall Street
2	2	July, 1984	The Ultimate IBM
2	3	August, 1984	Raising Your IBM IQ
2	4	September, 1984	The Art and Alchemy of Programming
2	5	October, 1984	When It All Goes Wrong
2	6	November, 1984	IBM Networks: Which Ones Fly?
2	7	December, 1984	Making Your IBM Earn Its Keep

Volume	Issue	Date	Title
3	1	January 24, 1984	The New IBMs
3	2	February 7, 1984	The dBase II Explosion
3	3	February 24, 1984	IBM vs. Apple
3	4	March 6, 1984	IBM Scores At The Olympics
3	5	March 20, 1984	C: Strong Language for Modern Times
3	6	April 3, 1984	The IBM Compatible Universe
3	7	April 17, 1984	Challenging The Wizard of 1-2-3
3	8	May 1, 1984	IBM Keyboard Power
3	9	May 1984	Missing from Collection
3	10	May	Missing from Collection
3	11	June	Missing from Collection
3	12	June 26, 1984	Who Needs A Keyboard

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