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'''''Compute!'s Gazette''''' ({{ISSN|0737-3716}}) was a [[computer magazine]] of the 1980s, directed at users of [[Commodore International|Commodore]]'s [[8-bit]] [[home computer]]s. Publishing its first issue in July 1983, the ''Gazette'' was a Commodore-only daughter magazine of the computer hobbyist magazine ''[[Compute!]]''. |
'''''Compute!'s Gazette''''' ({{ISSN|0737-3716}}), styled as '''''COMPUTE!'s Gazette''''', was a [[computer magazine]] of the 1980s, directed at users of [[Commodore International|Commodore]]'s [[8-bit]] [[home computer]]s. Publishing its first issue in July 1983, the ''Gazette'' was a Commodore-only daughter magazine of the computer hobbyist magazine ''[[Compute!]]''. |
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[[Image:ComputesGazetteProgramPage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An example of MLX type-in program code as printed in ''Compute!'s Gazette.'']] |
[[Image:ComputesGazetteProgramPage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An example of MLX type-in program code as printed in ''Compute!'s Gazette.'']] |
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''Compute!'s Gazette'' contained both standard articles and [[type-in program]]s. Many of these programs were quite sophisticated and lengthy. To assist in entry, ''Gazette'' published several utilities. |
''Compute!'s Gazette'' contained both standard articles and [[type-in program]]s. Many of these programs were quite sophisticated and lengthy. To assist in entry, ''Gazette'' published several utilities. [[The Automatic Proofreader]] provided checksum capabilities for [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]] programs, while [[Machine code|machine language]] listings could be entered with [[MLX (software)|MLX]]. Starting in May 1984, a companion [[floppy disk|disk]] containing all the programs from each issue was available to subscribers for an extra fee. Perhaps ''Gazette''{{'}}s most popular and enduring type-in application was the ''[[SpeedScript]]'' word processor. A monthly column entitled The VIC Magician by Michael Tomczyk presented BASIC programming tips and tricks for the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore 64. |
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Towards the end of the 1980s, the magazine's size steadily decreased due to the increasing switch from 8-bit to [[16-bit]] home computers. The last stand-alone issue of ''Compute!'s Gazette'' was published with [[cover date]] June 1990. At that point, the ''Compute!'' brand, including ''Gazette'', was sold to the publishers of ''[[Omni (magazine)|Omni]]'' and ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]''. After a three-month publication hiatus, ''Gazette'' restarted publication, this time as an insert into the newly consolidated (and renamed) ''Compute'' (October 1990 issue) rather than as a separate magazine. It continued in this vein until December 1993, after which it switched to a [[disk magazine|disk-only format]]. Due to the declining Commodore userbase, publication ceased entirely after February 12, 1995.{{fact|date=February 2012}} |
Towards the end of the 1980s, the magazine's size steadily decreased due to the increasing switch from 8-bit to [[16-bit]] home computers. The last stand-alone issue of ''Compute!'s Gazette'' was published with [[cover date]] June 1990. At that point, the ''Compute!'' brand, including ''Gazette'', was sold to the publishers of ''[[Omni (magazine)|Omni]]'' and ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]''. After a three-month publication hiatus, ''Gazette'' restarted publication, this time as an insert into the newly consolidated (and renamed) ''Compute'' (October 1990 issue) rather than as a separate magazine. It continued in this vein until December 1993, after which it switched to a [[disk magazine|disk-only format]]. Due to the declining Commodore userbase, publication ceased entirely after February 12, 1995.{{fact|date=February 2012}} |
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 Premiere issue of Compute!'s Gazette, July 1983 | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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| Publisher | Small System Services (1983) ABC Publishing (1983–1995) |
| First issue | July 1983 |
| Final issue | February 12, 1995 |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 0737-3716 |
Compute!'s Gazette (ISSN 0737-3716), styled as COMPUTE!'s Gazette, was a computer magazine of the 1980s, directed at users of Commodore's 8-bit home computers. Publishing its first issue in July 1983, the Gazette was a Commodore-only daughter magazine of the computer hobbyist magazine Compute!.
Compute!'s Gazette contained both standard articles and type-in programs. Many of these programs were quite sophisticated and lengthy. To assist in entry, Gazette published several utilities. The Automatic Proofreader provided checksum capabilities for BASIC programs, while machine language listings could be entered with MLX. Starting in May 1984, a companion disk containing all the programs from each issue was available to subscribers for an extra fee. Perhaps Gazette's most popular and enduring type-in application was the SpeedScript word processor. A monthly column entitled The VIC Magician by Michael Tomczyk presented BASIC programming tips and tricks for the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore 64.
Towards the end of the 1980s, the magazine's size steadily decreased due to the increasing switch from 8-bit to 16-bit home computers. The last stand-alone issue of Compute!'s Gazette was published with cover date June 1990. At that point, the Compute! brand, including Gazette, was sold to the publishers of Omni and Penthouse. After a three-month publication hiatus, Gazette restarted publication, this time as an insert into the newly consolidated (and renamed) Compute (October 1990 issue) rather than as a separate magazine. It continued in this vein until December 1993, after which it switched to a disk-only format. Due to the declining Commodore userbase, publication ceased entirely after February 12, 1995.[citation needed]
External links
- Compute!'s Gazette at the Internet Archive
- Compute!'s Gazette Index – At the Classic Computer Magazine Archive, assembled by Kevin Savetz
- Compute!'s Gazette at DHL's Commodore Archive website
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