64'er
| 64'er - The magazine for computer fans | |
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| Area of Expertise | Commodore 64/128 |
| language | German |
| publishing company | Markt + Technik Verlag |
| First edition | 4/84 |
| attitude | 1/99 |
| Editor-in-chief | Georg Klinge |
| editor | Otmar Weber |
| ISSN (print) | 0176-8824 |
The magazine 64'er - The magazine for computer fans was a computer magazine distributed from 1984 to 1996 by Markt + Technik Verlag . In the 1980s, it was one of the most important sources of information for Commodore 64 users in German-speaking countries alongside the Data Becker books . The first edition appeared at the Hanover Fair in 1984. The editor-in-chief in the early years was Michael M. Pauly, who was also in charge of the sister magazines Computer Personal and Happy Computer (first edition 11/83).
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In addition to numerous courses for beginners and advanced users, often page-long listings to type in and all kinds of tips and tricks, the magazine often dared to think outside the box and was therefore not only a relatively accurate copy, but also an engine of the home computer scene that existed at the time . This resulted in the branch magazines Amiga-Magazin (first edition No. 6 and 7/1987), the PCgo (first edition No. 10/1993) or the special issue Archimedes Computer-Faszination (from 1993). In each issue there was a listing of the month and an application of the month that were particularly successful with a cash prize of 2000 DM for the listing of the month (from issue 9/1987 3000 DM) and 500 DM for the application of the month (from issue 9 / 1987 1000 DM) was endowed to the author. It is worth mentioning that some internationally known programmers and artists such as Chris Hülsbeck and Manfred Trenz took part in these competitions and started their careers here.
In order to make it easier for the reader to type in the program listings, the auxiliary programs MSE (input editor for assembler listings) and Checksummer ( checksum program for checking the BASIC program code entered) were introduced at the beginning of 1985 . These were improved again and again over the next few years. Because this method worked, it was soon adopted by other computer magazines.
Many 64'er special issues with a subject (such as Assembler , beginners, programming , games , GEOS ) around the Commodore 64, but also for his close 8-bit relatives C16 / 116 , VC20 , Plus / 4 and C128 were released. A program diskette was included with these special issues from issue 46 , so that one could save the tedious typing of the listings. The last monthly special was issue 97 (topic games) in 1993.
With issue no. 12/1996, the magazine was discontinued as an independent magazine. From then on, subscribers received the PCgo magazine published by the same publisher or an edition of the PC game magazine Power Play (discontinued at the beginning of 2000), along with a leaflet and a program diskette . After issue no. 1/1999, the leaflet was also dropped, so that you only received an unlabelled diskette as an addition to the PCgo . From the end of 1999 onwards, a CD-ROM that was published every six months was used as a supplement. This medium has not been produced since 2009 either.
When the end of the 64's became apparent as a print magazine, some C64 fans founded the GO64! . The first printed edition appeared in March 1997.
Web links
- 64'er - information on content on c64-wiki.de
- 64er - all covers on kultboy.com
- 64 online - 64 magazine download as PDF
- View a large part of the 64 special issues completely online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listing of the month on c64.wiki
- ↑ Application of the month on c64.wiki
