Changes

Bajtek was started in 1985 by Władysław Majewski, an editor of "Przegląd - Komputer" - insertion added to "Przegląd Techniczny". It was then First issue would be published by "Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism", but because it was started 'ad hoc', it didn't have paper allowance(dear reader - please remember, at this time Poland was a Communist Countrycommunist country), so it had to borrow paper. The "Sztandar Młodych"(Youth Banner), an the newspaper of ZMP(Polish Youth Association - an organ of the communist party for the young communists) decided to lend paper for the Bajtek, and "Sztandar Młodych" editor liked the idea of first issue could be printed. It was continued by three other issues during the popular computer magazine1985 and all 200000 copies were sold on spot.

In the Fall of 1985, The editor of "Sztandar Młodych" Aleksander Kwaśniewski(who will later became President editor liked the idea of Poland) become "minister do spraw młodzieży"a computer magazine adresed at the young computer entusiasts(Youth minister? minister about young? Blahrather than at computer scientists - as all other polish computer magazines, communistic 'nomenclature' is really hard to translate and my english ain't good tooat that time did), and his first decisionso much, was that he decided to anect Bajtek, as part of the "Sztandar Młodych" publishing house. Since then, until 1989 Bajtek was published by "Sztandar Młodych"take it over.

In the Fall of 1985, The editor of "Sztandar Młodych" Aleksander Kwaśniewski(who will later became President of Poland) become "minister do spraw młodzieży"(Youth minister? minister in matter of youth? Blah, communistic 'nomenclature' is really hard to translate and my english ain't good too), and his first decision, was to make Bajtek, a part of the "Sztandar Młodych" publishing house. Since 1986, until 1989 Bajtek was published by "Sztandar Młodych". In the year 1989, thanks to the 'Round Table', there were many changes in Poland. One of the most important, was the closing of the Office of Censorship and stoping of the press regulation. With that(and meny many other changes) , Bajtek was divided from the "Sztandar Młodych" and continiued continued on it own, published by Bajtek Publishing House, an co-operative stared by Bajtek redactors. It ran down until 1996, when bancrupcy of Agrobank had bringed Bajtek Publishing House to it's knees, eventualy bancrupting it too.