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 explainedalthough the official WACCI explanation was that it stood for World Amstrad Computer Club International.
According to 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.
He had always thought that name would be good for As well as a (more or less) regular paper-based magazine , WACCI also provided a [[PD library]] (of mostly [[CP/M]] software) and used it without any intention of it being an acronym at allalso had a 'homebrew' library.
(The official WACCI explanation is that it stood for World Some of the CPC's best writers, such as [[Auntie John]], were contributors to early WACCIs and one of Amstrad Computer Club International)Action's finest journalists, [[ChaRleyTroniC|Richard Fairhurst]], was its final editor.
As well as The decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a (more or less) regular magazine, WACCI also provided a [[PD library]] (petering out of mostly [[CP/M]] software) the publication and a 'homebrew' librarythe last issue - number 140 - was published in the Summer of 2003.
Some of the CPC's best writers, such as [[Auntie John]], were contributors to early WACCIs. However, the decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a petering out of publication. The last issue was summer 2003, issue 140. Though WACCI was solely a paper fanzine, a A spin-off disczine, [[EuroWACCI]], existed for six issues.
== WACCI editors ==
