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− | The CPC's longest-running fanzine and user group, WACCI was based in Britain and catered mostly for serious users. | + | The CPC's longest-running fanzine and user group, WACCI was based in Britain and it catered mostly for serious users. |
− | Its acronym has never been satisfactorily explained. | + | Its acronym has never been satisfactorily explained although the official WACCI explanation was that it stood for World Amstrad Computer Club International. |
− | + | However, [[Jeff Walker]], who was the original founder, said he always thought the name would be good for a magazine and that he used it without any intention of it being an acronym at all. | |
− | + | As well as a (more or less) regular paper-based magazine, WACCI also provided a [[PD library]] (of mostly [[CP/M]] software) and it also had a 'homebrew' library. | |
− | + | Some of the CPC's best writers, such as [[Auntie John]], were contributors to early WACCIs and one of Amstrad Action's finest journalists, [[ChaRleyTroniC|Richard Fairhurst]], was its final editor. | |
− | + | The decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a petering out of the publication and the last issue - number 140 - was published in the Summer of 2003. | |
− | + | A spin-off disczine, [[EuroWACCI]], existed for six issues. | |
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== WACCI editors == | == WACCI editors == |
Revision as of 05:11, 24 March 2016
The CPC's longest-running fanzine and user group, WACCI was based in Britain and it catered mostly for serious users.
Its acronym has never been satisfactorily explained although the official WACCI explanation was that it stood for World Amstrad Computer Club International.
However, Jeff Walker, who was the original founder, said he always thought the name would be good for a magazine and that he used it without any intention of it being an acronym at all.
As well as a (more or less) regular paper-based magazine, WACCI also provided a PD library (of mostly CP/M software) and it also had a 'homebrew' library.
Some of the CPC's best writers, such as Auntie John, were contributors to early WACCIs and one of Amstrad Action's finest journalists, Richard Fairhurst, was its final editor.
The decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a petering out of the publication and the last issue - number 140 - was published in the Summer of 2003.
A spin-off disczine, EuroWACCI, existed for six issues.
Contents
WACCI editors
- Jeff Walker
- Steve Williams
- Clive Bellaby
- Paul Dwerryhouse
- Philip DiRichleau
- John Bowley
- Dave Stitson
- Richard Fairhurst
Issues
The following issues have been scanned (PDF 200x200 format):
- September/October 1994 (Issue 82)
- November 1994 (Issue 83)
- December 1994 (Issue 84)
- January 1995 (Issue 85)
- February 1995 (Issue 86)
- March 1995 (Issue 87)
- August 1996 (Issue 103)
- September 1996 (Issue 104)
- October 1996 (Issue 105)
- December 1996 (Issue 107)