Commodore User

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Commodore User
Editor
Categories Computer magazine
Frequency Monthly
First Issue October 1981
Final Issue
— Date
— Number
October 1998
Company EMAP
Maverick Magazines
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Website www.u-net.com/cuamiga
ISSN 0265-721X

Commodore User was one of the oldest Commodore magazines, a publishing history spanning over 15 years, mixing content with technical and games features.

Contents

[edit] Commodore User Timeline

The magazine has been re-launched several times and can be divided into 5 main periods (see below). Its writers during the late 1980s included Mike Pattenden, Nick Kelly and Ken McMahon.

[edit] Vic Computing (1981 - 1983)

ISSN 0264-178X
Vic Computing launched soon after the initial computer boom and around the same time as sister publication Computer and Video Games (C+VG) (ISSN 0261-3697). This first incarnation covered the Commodore Vic-20.

[edit] Commodore User (1983 - 1989)

ISSN 0265-721X
The Vic-20 was becoming rather obsolete with the new computer systems being released by Commodore at the time, namely the Commodore 64. Commodore User incorporated Vic Computing and was launched to cover this expanding market.

[edit] CU Amiga/64 (1989 - 1991)

ISSN 0957-5103
Following increased competition in the 8-bit market and the increased Amiga coverage, the magazine was renamed CU Amiga/64 during 1989.

[edit] CU Amiga (1991 - 1994)

ISSN 0963-0090
Another change removed all coverage of the C64. The magazine now concentrated on the Amiga alone. This CU Amiga publication was at its peak during this period and only declined with the demise of Commodore itself in 1994.

[edit] CU Amiga Magazine (1995 - 1998)

ISSN 0963-0090
To increase awareness of the publication, the publisher added Magazine to its title. This was a time of decline for the Amiga market, eventually resulting in the magazine's death.

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