The official magazine for the Amstrad CPC, published by {| align="center" valign="top"[[AMSOFTImage:ACU_LOGO_1986.jpg|center|220px]], a division of [[Amstrad]] Consumer Electronics plc.|}
== Online Issues ==The official magazine for the Amstrad CPC, the first 14 issues were published directly by [[AMSOFT]], a division of [[Amstrad]] Consumer Electronics plc. Later issues by ''Amstrad Computer User'' (Feb 1986), by ''Avralite Ltd'' (Oct 1986)... Focus Magazines Ltd (May/Apr? 1989)... ''Avralite Publications Ltd'' (Jun? 1989)... ''MCM Ltd and/or MCPC Ltd'' (19xx?).. last issue(s) by ''HHL Publishing''.
=== Missing The magazine went through various stages, updating it's name slightly, updating its cover logos and other various magazine transformations over the years. In January 1989, CPC Computing (not scannedformerly [[Computing with the Amstrad]]) ===was rolled into the magazine, and this was evident by the 'With CPC Computing' logo that appeared on the cover until July 1989.
'''1985'''* 1985/05 This magazine "became" [[CPC Attack]] after May 1992 (only 3 pages scannedthe 91st magazine). [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:ACU9205-006.jpg There is an ACU News Article here about this.]* 1985/06 == Download == Complete magazine collection of Amstrad Computer User (only 19 pages scannedeach magazine is a full colour PDF)* 1985available in the [http:/09 (most, but not all pages scanned)/www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=list;id=7 forum downloads section] * 1985/10 (only some pages scanned)[[media:ACUAnthology.zip|ACU anthology disks Vol.1 and Vol.2]]* 1985/11 (only some == Online Issues == === Missing pages scanned)* 1985/12 (only some pages not scanned)===
'''1986'''
* 1986/01 (only 2 pages scanned)
* 1986/02 (only 2 pages scanned)
* 1986/03 (only 21 pages scanned)
* 1986/04 (only 30 pages scanned)
* 1986/05,06,07,08,09,10,11 (nothing scanned)
'''1987'''
* 1987/02 (only 70 pages scanned)* 1987/03..12 11 (nothing scanned)
'''1988'''
* 1988/0103..11 (nothing scanned)* 1988/12 (only 22 pages scanned)
'''1989'''
* 1989/0103..12 11 (nothing scanned)
'''1990'''
* 1990/0102..12 11 (nothing scanned) '''1991'''* 1991/01..12 (nothing scanned) '''1992'''* 1992/01,02,03,04 (nothing scanned)* 1992/05 (only 17 pages scanned)
===1984===
|align="center"|<span class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:ACU Issue 2, 1984}} http://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/6/6d/Acu_oct_nov_1984_small.png]</span>
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|align="center"|[[ACU Issue 1, 01 (Aug/Sep 1984)|August<br/>September]]
|align="center"|[[ACU Issue 2, 1984|October<br/>November]]
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== Weblinks ==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_Computer_User* [http://users.durge.org/~nich/cpcmags/acu/ Coverscans of all issues] * [[Categoryhttp:CPC Press]//www.tutorgigpedia.com/ed/Amstrad_Computer_User Good summary of the changing face of ACU over the years] [[Category:MagazinesCPC Press]]