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Magazines
Until Sinclair, the
British computer scene was strictly a hobbyists-only affair.
The huge success of the ZX81 and Spectrum changed all that,
encouraging a massive boom as dozens of new computers were
rushed onto the market. To cater for the great variety of
home computers which followed the Sinclair machines, a huge
number of magazines were produced for the British market -
as early as December 1983 there were more than 70 nationally-distributed
computer magazines. (Today the figure is only about half that,
not including the various console magazines.)
The Sinclair machines had by far the largest share of the
8-bit computer market in Britain - about 45% - so, not surprisingly,
there were many magazines for Sinclair users. The best-known
were CRASH
(1984-92), Sinclair
User (1982-93) and Your
Spectrum / Your Sinclair (1983-93).
But there were many other magazines too. The following is
a fairly comprehensive list of those dedicated to the Sinclair
machines. (NB: many other magazines - for instance, Computer
& Video Games and Personal Computer World
- have covered Sinclair-related matters, but are or have been
multi-format magazines rather than being dedicated purely
to Sinclair).
ZX80
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Sinclair
Programs
(1982-84)
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Syntax
ZX80/81
(1981-82)
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ZX81
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Sinclair
Programs
(1982-84)
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Sinclair
Projects
(1982-83)
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Syntax
ZX80/81
(1981-82)
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ZX Spectrum
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Sinclair
Programs
(1982-84)
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Sinclair
Projects
(1982-83)
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Timex
Sinclair
User
(1983)
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QL
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QL
User
(19??-??)
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QL World
(19??-??)
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Z88
No magazines known.
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