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== Overview ==

Practical Computing magazine provided in-depth [[review]]s and [[preview]]s of the latest [[hardware]] and [[software]] for the [[information technology]] professional, initially for a mix of hobbyist and small business people, and then increasingly business people only.

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* From October 1978 to Octoner 1979 the magazine serialised the book Illustrating BASIC by Donald Alcock. This book was unusually written by hand rather than typeset, and featured little insects to show common programming errors or bugs.

== Development and evolution ==

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*1979-1983 -- [[Peter Laurie]]

*1984 — [[Jack Schofield]]

Practical Computing magazine provided in-depth [[review]]s and [[preview]]s of the latest [[hardware]] and [[software]] for the [[information technology]] professional, initially for a mix of hobbyist and small business people, and then increasingly business people only.

The initial publisher in 1978 was Wim Hoeksma, who died 1981. Chris Hipwell was publisher in early 1980s. Tom Maloney was advertising manager.

The cover price in 1978 was 50p; in June 1980 it rose to 6*60p, TheJune magazine1981 underwent two redesigns in its history80p, in1984 198285p and 1985. In 1985 the title font changed, losing its trademark 'mu' symbol, and the subtitle 'for business and professional micro users' appeared£1.

0p, June 1981 80p, 1984 85p and 1985 £1.

Your Computer was a spin-off from Practical Computing.

== Trivia ==

* The coverart was initially hand-drawn, later it went for occasional (but humorous) photographs, then finally a mix of photos and geometric graphic design.

[[Category:Publications established in 1978]]

* From October 1978 to Octoner 1979 the magazine serialised the book Illustrating BASIC by Donald Alcock. This book was unusually written by hand rather than typeset, and featured little insects to show common programming errors or bugs.

[[Category:1989 disestablishments]]

* [http://www.vintagecomputers.freeserve.co.uk/mags/praccomp/stories/ Practical Computing magazine - Stories]

* When it was more of a hobbyist magazine, Practical Computing published fiction -- usually stories with a computing or science fiction slant. A noted series was Richard Forsyth's ''Son of Hexadecimal Kid''<ref>[http://www.vintagecomputers.freeserve.co.uk/mags/praccomp/stories/ 1980s Vintage Computers - Practical Computing Stories<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, which ran from September 1980 to December 1981.

* The magazine underwent two redesigns in its history, in 1982 and 1985. In 1985 the title font changed, losing its trademark 'mu' symbol, and the subtitle 'for business and professional micro users' appeared.

==References==

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* The coverart was initially hand-drawn, later it went for occasional (but humorous) photographs, then finally a mix of photos and geometric graphic design.

==External links==

* [http://www.vintagecomputers.freeserve.co.uk/mags/praccomp/ 1980s Vintage Computers — Practical Computing]

* [http://www.vintagecomputers.freeserve.co.uk/mags/praccomp/stories/ Practical Computing magazine - Stories]

* [http://www.davidviner.com/mags.php David Viner — UK Computer Magazines]

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[[Category:1989 disestablishments]]

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