List of computer magazines

This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for computer and technology enthusiasts or users. The majority of these magazines cover general computer topics or several non-specific subject areas, however a few are also specialized to a certain area of computing and are listed separately.

Contents

General magazines

These publications appeal to a broad audience and usually include content about computer hardware and software and technology news. These magazines could also be called technology magazines because of the large amount of content about non-computer consumer electronics, such as digital audio player and mobile phones.

Bi-monthly

Monthly

Fortnightly

Weekly

Topic-specific magazines

These publications are marketed towards people who are interested in a specific topic of computing.

Commodore Amiga

Apple Mac

RISC OS/Acorn

Web development

DataBase Development

Computer modification

Gaming

Internet

Business

Music

Mobile computing

Novice users

Retro computers

The following magazines cover topics related to classic computer makes such as the Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC. Many of these magazines are now discontinued as the computers they discuss are now out of production.

Partworks

The following magazines were published as partworks:

Linux and open-source

The following magazines cover topics related to the Linux operating system (as well as other Unix based operating systems) and other forms of open-source/ free software. Some of these magazines are targeted at IT professionals (with an emphasis on the use of these systems in the workplace) whilst others are designed for home users.

Sales

The following magazines cover computer, peripheral, software and service distribution, through all their aspects (marketing, strategy, channel, retail or wholesale).

Academic journals

As well as consumer magazines there are a number of academic journals circulated in academic circles (normally associated with a governing body such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE). These magazines may cover several different topics as well as computing and often deal with more technical aspects of hardware and software.

Other, now defunct, computer-related magazines

Computer magazine publishers

The following companies publish one or several computer related magazines. Some of these publishers produce computer magazines exclusively and most produce multiple magazines from this genre.

See also

References

  1. ^ www.nag.co.za

External links