Your Computer (Australian magazine)
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Your Computer was an Australian computer magazine (ISSN 0725-3931) published by the White House Publishing Group (under licence from Motorword Pty Ltd.) and printed by The Lithgo Centre, Waterloo. Starting with the very first issue in May/June 1981 (102 pages) (with a limited print run of 30,000) at the recommended price of $2.00
. The magazine was later published by Federal Publishing Company and printed by Macquarie Print. The monthly magazine's final issue was May/June 1997. The first editor of the magazine was Les Bell.
Your Computer offered advice for computer users on industry updates, resources, software and technical tips. The magazine was launched in the pre-PC
era, and so for many years, the magazine was focused on the then home computers such as the Commodore 64
, Apple 2, Microbee
and many others.
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
. The magazine was later published by Federal Publishing Company and printed by Macquarie Print. The monthly magazine's final issue was May/June 1997. The first editor of the magazine was Les Bell.
Your Computer offered advice for computer users on industry updates, resources, software and technical tips. The magazine was launched in the pre-PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
era, and so for many years, the magazine was focused on the then home computers such as the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, Apple 2, Microbee
MicroBee
MicroBee was a series of home computers by Applied Technology, later known as MicroBee Systems.The original MicroBee computer was designed in Australia by a team including Owen Hill and Matthew Starr...
and many others.