Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
Farewell Computer Music magazine
Although I mainly worked for newspapers, I spent a few years working in magazines too so it’s always sad to see one go. This was the last what might be loosely described as personal technology magazine I can think of. It’s certainly the last title I read. While there may be a few limping on unseen elsewhere in the world it feels like the end for the entire genre.
James Sugrue 🇳🇿 @billbennett yeah it is sad to see print mags go. Interestingly there are a bunch of old dead magazines from the 80's that have been revived and flourishing in their niche. I doubt anyone is making money, but hopefully they're covering their time. https://fusionretrobooks.com/collections/magazine
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Carl B. Latro @billbennett
I've noticed there's one tech sector that still makes magazines, and that's the retro computers market. An example...
https://shop.amiga-addict.com/about-amiga-addict
In some ways it makes sense, as receiving a mag in the mail is all part of the mystique of the age before the computer business all went to the dogs.