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The magazine's name comes from the phreaker discovery in the 1960s that the transmission of a 2600 hertz tone – which could be produced perfectly with a plastic toy whistle given away free with Cap'n Crunch cereal, discovered by friends of John Draper – over a long-distance trunk connection gained access to "operator mode," and allowed the user to explore aspects of the telephone system ...
The following magazines cover topics related to the Linux operating system (as well as other Unix based operating systems) and other forms of open-source/ free software. Some of these magazines are targeted at IT professionals (with an emphasis on the use of these systems in the workplace) whilst others are designed for home users.
Home computer magazines were computer magazines catering to the large home computer user community of the 1980s and early 1990s. This class of magazines was responsible for introducing type-in programs and "cover tapes " and, later, cover disks (now replaced by cover CDs/DVDs).
Zinio, a purveyor of digital magazines has recently rolled out the ability for iPhone users to read current copies for free. They already provide a cheaper subscription price for many digital ...
Computist was a computer magazine devoted to the Apple II that was published by Charles R. Haight under the SoftKey Publishing name, between 1981 and 1993, for a total of 89 issues. The magazine was based in Tacoma, Washington. [1] Originally launched as Hardcore Computing, the 'hardcore' part was formally dropped from the title with the 27th ...
Consumers typically bought computer magazines more for advertising than articles, which benefited already leading journals like BYTE and PC Magazine and hurt weaker ones. Also affecting magazines was the computer industry's economic difficulties, including the video game crash of 1983, which badly hurt the home-computer market.
The magazine's media kit described an audited monthly circulation of approximately 612,000 readers. [2] The magazine was acquired by and merged into Computer User magazine in 2000. [14] Computer Currents described itself as: Computer Currents is the 411/911 magazine. It's a source of help and information for PC and Mac business users of all ...
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