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Magazine name: Happy Computer<br />
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'''''Happy Computer''''' was a German computer magazine with mixed themes like knowledge and hints about hardware and software, also games.
Publisher: Markt & Technik-Verlag<br />
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Language: German<br />
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Schedule: Monthly<br />
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Price:  3 DM<br />
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First issue: 11/1986 "Hobby Computer" - 12/1986<br />
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Last issue: 02/1990<br />
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It was a german computer magazine with mixed themes like knowledge and hints about hardware and software, also games. The title of the first issue was "Hobby Computer", but in germany at this time a other magazine with the title "Hobby" exists. That was a problem and the magazine "Hobby" goes to court. Also has been the publisher renamend the computer magazine into "Happy Computer". The computergame-chapter was famous and the first big game-chapter with the name "Power Play" was in issue 11/1986.
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The title of the first issue was "Hobby Computer", but in Germany at this time another magazine with the title "Hobby" existed. That was a problem and the magazine "Hobby" sued. So the publisher renamend the computer magazine to "Happy Computer".
  
The followed magazines are "Power Play" (first 03/1990 - last 04/2000) for computergames of many homecomputers like C64, AMIGA, etc and "Computer LIVE" (first 03/1990 - last 11/1992) a pc magazine with the editorial staff from "Happy Computer".
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The computer game section was famous and the first big game section with the name "Power Play" was in issue 11/1986.
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Later magazines were ''Power Play'' (first 03/1990 - last 04/2000) for computer games on many home computers like the C64, Amiga, etc and ''Computer LIVE'' (first 03/1990 - last 11/1992), a PC magazine with the editorial staff from "Happy Computer".
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There have been several ''Happy Computer'' special editions, including 8 issues focusing on the Schneider CPC, see [[Happy Computer (Schneider Sonderheft)]].
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== Information ==
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| Magazine Names : || '''Hobby Computer''' (first issue)<br>'''Happy Computer''' (later issues)
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| Publisher : || [[Markt & Technik|Markt & Technik-Verlag]]
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| Language : || German
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| Price : || 3 DM.
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| First Issue : || 11/1983
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| Last Issue : || 02/1990
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
  
*[http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Happy_Computer C64-Wiki:Happy_Computer (german)]
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* ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/HobbyComputer/ - scan of first issue ("Hobby Computer")
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* ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/HappyComputer/ - scans of further issues ("Happy Computer")
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* [http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Happy_Computer Happy_Computer (german)]
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* [http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=kult/kultmags&id=22 Happy Computer Covers]
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[[Category:CPC Press]]

Latest revision as of 13:51, 12 November 2013

Happy Computer was a German computer magazine with mixed themes like knowledge and hints about hardware and software, also games.

The title of the first issue was "Hobby Computer", but in Germany at this time another magazine with the title "Hobby" existed. That was a problem and the magazine "Hobby" sued. So the publisher renamend the computer magazine to "Happy Computer".

The computer game section was famous and the first big game section with the name "Power Play" was in issue 11/1986.

Later magazines were Power Play (first 03/1990 - last 04/2000) for computer games on many home computers like the C64, Amiga, etc and Computer LIVE (first 03/1990 - last 11/1992), a PC magazine with the editorial staff from "Happy Computer".

There have been several Happy Computer special editions, including 8 issues focusing on the Schneider CPC, see Happy Computer (Schneider Sonderheft).

Information

Magazine Names : Hobby Computer (first issue)
Happy Computer (later issues)
Publisher : Markt & Technik-Verlag
Language : German
Price : 3 DM.
First Issue : 11/1983
Last Issue : 02/1990

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