kim@mips.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) (11/18/85)
>>I don't know about BYTE folding, however, Creative Computing is soon to print >>its last issue. > >It just did {CC, that is}; the December issue is the last, although Ahl et al >are looking for a 'white knight' to buy the rights from Ziff-Davis & >start them up again. Yep, ol' Ziff-Davis ought to be pretty proud of their hit-ratio ... lessee: Microsystems Computers & Electronics (formerly Popular Electronics, and one of the oldest hobbiest/tech magazines in the field) Creative-Computing Anybody know who published "PC Age" ... one of the few technical magazines for MS/PC-DOS'ish machines a year or two ago? Granted, the Marketplace has changed over the years, but I suspect that there are at least as many people interested in technical info now as there were in (say) 1978 or so ... actually, I'd bet that there are quite a few more. It couldn't possibly be that these magazines just weren't turning *enough* profit to satisfy "Corporate", could it? BTW, Sol & Lennie Libes have resurrected Microsystems (which I believe they started, before Ziff-Davis got ahold of it), and renamed it Micro/Systems Journal. They've just published their 5th issue, and are running it out of their garage. It has a very high percentage of TECHNICAL/editorial content, and deserves to be successful. If you haven't yet tried it, pick up an issue ... if you're technically oriented, I think you'll like it. As an example, their 5th issue included the 1st half of an extensive article on the NEC V20/V30 chip (pin-compatible, but higher performance replacement for the 8088/8086 chip), including alot of assembler macros to use the new opcodes, etc. Note: I'm not associated with Ziff-Davis (obviously) or Micro/Systems Journal in any way, and my opinions are my own ... though the Tooth-Fairy often agrees with me. /kim -- UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mips!kim DDD: 415-960-1200 USPS: MIPS Computer Systems Inc, 1330 Charleston Rd, Mt View, CA 94043
bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran) (11/21/85)
In article <228@mips.UUCP> kim@mips.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) writes: >BTW, Sol & Lennie Libes have resurrected Microsystems (which I believe they >started, before Ziff-Davis got ahold of it), and renamed it Micro/Systems >Journal. They've just published their 5th issue, and are running it out of >their garage. It has a very high percentage of TECHNICAL/editorial content, >and deserves to be successful. If you haven't yet tried it, pick up an >issue ... if you're technically oriented, I think you'll like it. Yes, the Libes' DID start S-100 Microsystems; I remember getting my first issue at the old Computer Mart of NJ. If the revived journal is as good as the original S-100 Microsystems, then I sincerely wish them every possible bit of good luck. Bob Halloran Sr MTS, CONCURRENT Computer Corp (a Perkin-Elmer company) ============================================================================= UUCP: {decvax, ucbvax, most Action Central}!vax135\ {pesnta, topaz, princeton}!petsd!pedsgd!bobh USPS: 106 Apple St M/S 305, Tinton Falls NJ 07724 DDD: (201) 758-7000 Disclaimer: I doubt that my employer wants anything to do with my opinions. Quote: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro..." -- Hunter Thompson