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'''Australian Personal Computer''' is an Australian magazine first published in 1980 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time. As it progressed through time, models were dropped and new ones added. This magazine was modelled on the British [[Personal Computer World]] - as can be seen by the similar logo and magazine covers. | '''Australian Personal Computer''' is an Australian magazine first published in 1980 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time. As it progressed through time, models were dropped and new ones added. This magazine was modelled on the British [[Personal Computer World]] - as can be seen by the similar logo and magazine covers. | ||
| − | It was Australia's best selling computer magazine! | + | It was Australia's best selling computer magazine! The magazine was published by the Bauer Media Group (based in Sydney) until 2013 when it was purchased by the British company Future plc. (Formerly known as Future Publishing which produced [[Amstrad Action]]). |
Platforms covered during the 80's: | Platforms covered during the 80's: | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 19 March 2017
Australian Personal Computer is an Australian magazine first published in 1980 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time. As it progressed through time, models were dropped and new ones added. This magazine was modelled on the British Personal Computer World - as can be seen by the similar logo and magazine covers.
It was Australia's best selling computer magazine! The magazine was published by the Bauer Media Group (based in Sydney) until 2013 when it was purchased by the British company Future plc. (Formerly known as Future Publishing which produced Amstrad Action).
Platforms covered during the 80's: - Amstrad, Apple, Atari, Commodore (and Amiga), Sinclair (Spectrum), IBM, Microbee, NEC etc
Content: - Game reviews - Software / utiltity reviews - Type-ins - Tips and tricks - Hardware
Amstrad CPC content appeared around the time of the CPC model launches, with regular Program Listings/Type-in common by December 1985.
The magazine still exists today and caters for the modern computing scene. It is known as APC magazine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APC_(magazine)
Advertising
- Australian Personal Computer (APC)
Magazines
- Australian Personal Computer (APC)
APC Nov 1984
APC Aug 1985 (664 Review)
APC Sep 1985
APC Nov 1985
APC Dec 1985
APC Aug 1987
APC Jul 1988
