'''Bits & Bytes''' was a New Zealand produced microcomputer magazine. It was first published in 1982 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time in New Zealand. As models became available in New Zealand, the magazine expanded to cover them all. The first issue was free, with the next issue starting out at $1.00.
Around April 1985, CPC machines starting being reviewed and became available to New Zealanders. CPC content gradually starting appearing in the magazine from then on as well- which took the form of a regular Amstrad column in the magazine. This was generally only about 1 or 2 pages in the entire magazine. There was occasional Amstrad news which appeared in the news section plus various advertisements for Amstrad machines, hardware, software and games of course.
Content:Bits & Bytes continued with 11 issues each year until September 1998. The last 3 issues using the NZ Computer masthead.
- Game reviews'''Content:'''
- * Game reviews* Software / Utiltity reviews - * Type-ins - * Tips and tricks - * Hardware - * Software/Hardware sales advertising - * Technical Glossaries - * Tutorials - * User Letters* Programming* General platform scene news - Programminglocal and international
The magazine was renamed [[NZ Computer]] around 1996.
== Scans: Only issues with CPC content starts April 1985 shown ==
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Image:bb_0982.jpg|Sep 1982
Image:bb_1082.jpg|Oct 1982
Image:bb_1182.jpg|Nov 1982
Image:bb_1282.jpg|Dec 1982
Image:bb_0283.jpg|Feb 1983
Image:bb_0383.jpg|Mar 1983
Image:bb_0483.jpg|Apr 1983
Image:bb_0583.jpg|May 1983
Image:bb_0683.jpg|Jun 1983
Image:bb_0783.jpg|Jul 1983
Image:bb_0883.jpg|Aug 1983
Image:bb_0983.jpg|Sep 1983
Image:bb_1083.jpg|Oct 1983
Image:bb_1183.jpg|Nov 1983
Image:bb_1283.jpg|Dec 1983
Image:bb_0284.jpg|Feb 1984
Image:bb_0384.jpg|Mar 1984
Image:bb_0484.jpg|Apr 1984
Image:bb_0584.jpg|May 1984
Image:bb_0684.jpg|Jun 1984
Image:bb_0784.jpg|Jul 1984
Image:bb_0884.jpg|Aug 1984
Image:bb_0984.jpg|Sep 1984
Image:bb_1084.jpg|Oct 1984
Image:bb_1184.jpg|Nov 1984
Image:bb_1284.jpg|Dec 1984
Image:bb_0285.jpg|Feb 1985
Image:bb_0385.jpg|Mar 1985
Image:bb_0485.jpg|*[[Apr 1985]]
Image:bb_0585.jpg|May 1985
Image:bb_0685.jpg|Jun 1985
Image:bb_0785.jpg|Jul 1985
Image:bb_0885.jpg|*[[Aug 1985]]
Image:bb_0985.jpg|Sep 1985
Image:bb_1085.jpg|*[[Oct 1985]]
Image:bb_1185.jpg|*[[Nov 1985]]
Image:bb_1285.jpg|*[[Dec 1985]]
Image:bb_0286.jpg|Feb 1986
Image:bb_0386.jpg|*[[Mar 1986]]
Image:bb_0486.jpg|*[[Apr 1986]]
Image:bb_0986.jpg|*[[Sep 1986]]
Image:bb_1086.jpg|*[[Oct 1986]]
Image:bb_1186.jpg|Nov 1986
Image:bb_1286.jpg|*[[Dec 1986]]
Image:bb_0287.jpg|*[[Feb 1987]]Image:BB_Mar87_cover.png|*[[Mar 1987]]Image:BB_May87_cover.png|*[[May 1987]]Image:BB_Jun87_cover.png|*[[Jun 1987]]Image:bb_0887.jpg|*[[Aug 1987]]Image:BB_Sep87_cover.png|*[[Sep 1987]]Image:BB_Nov87_cover.png|*[[Nov 1987]]
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