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An example of hexadecimal MLX type-in program code as printed in a Compute!'s Gazette magazine. A type-in program or type-in listing was computer source code printed in a home computer magazine or book. It was meant to be entered via the keyboard by the reader and then saved to cassette tape or floppy disk. The result was a usable game, utility ...
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).
Compute! ' s original goal was to write about and publish programs for all of the computers that used some version of the MOS Technology 6502 CPU. It started out in 1979 [2] with the PET, VIC-20, Atari 400/800, Apple II+, and some 6502-based computers which could be from kits, such as the Rockwell AIM 65, the KIM-1 by MOS Technology, and others from companies such as Ohio Scientific.
Introduced in 1977, it was the first consumer product sold by Apple Computer and the first model in the series. Its success spurred a thriving magazine industry aimed at Apple II owners which published type-in programs, programming tutorials, reviews, and other articles.
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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.
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 ...