175:
and a very important reason many people read the magazine. The magazine also published an equally popular index of
Computer User Groups and their meeting schedules. Some were generic but others were focused on a single type of computer such as Tandy or Commodore. The magazine list enabled one to go
92:, proved immediately popular with distribution, eventually hitting many hundreds of sites and a circulation around 25,000 in the Twin Cities for a full color piece on newsprint paper. It was then still free to pick up but could be subscribed for mail distribution for $ 34.95 per year.
143:
style was, from the beginning, focused on the user of the then new micro computers. Nearly all other publications national and local focused on more the more technical aspects of having a computer, many of which were
216:"COMPUTERUSER IS BIG WINNER.(the Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association's annual Publishing Excellence Awards)(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article) - Computer User | HighBeam Research"
176:
to a meeting and ask other enthusiasts how to do things in a world where there was no other source. Therefore the magazine often published articles aimed at the groups and how to use them.
353:
343:
348:
383:
378:
171:
or "bits per second."), and a summary of the topics or interests of those using the bulletin board. It was, in the 1980s and 1990s a form of
32:
as computeruser.com. It should not be confused with a magazine published in 1983-1984 by McPheeters, Wolfe & Jones that was also titled
37:
373:
368:
167:, a list of the modem speed(s) offered (not all were as exists today. The most common speed available to home users then was 300
363:
215:
128:
until 2004, when paper publication ceased and the enterprise and web based name rights were sold to
ComputerUser, Inc. a
388:
68:. Steven Bianucci, Publisher. Dale Archibald, Editor. Diane Teeters, Advertising Sales. Revenues were derived from
28:
that was founded in 1982, and which, after several owners and fundamental changes, is still in business today
267:
124:
was sold to M. S. P. Publications - a very successful
Minneapolis-based magazine publisher. MSP published
152:
articles might include personal experiences, advice on how to use software, and expert advice columns.
98:
won numerous awards such as this from 2001 or as now listed on the current publishers website awards.
81:
159:. The monthly index of these, which frequently changed because they were usually based on someone's
358:
117:
268:"SoniqCast launching high-powered PDA and MP3 player - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal"
145:
156:
155:
In the first decade before the
Internet a very popular feature was a complete local list of
116:
provided advertising and some local content. At some point, based on a reference from the
8:
326:
193:
172:
25:
289:
85:
29:
241:
219:
164:
129:
337:
160:
105:
77:
69:
65:
57:
64:
as a free monthly magazine published by
Computer User, Inc. a Minnesota
163:, included the bbs name, a telephone number one could dialup with your
113:
89:
61:
49:
319:
80:
metropolitan area of placing free publication newsstands in
168:
120:
Library the publisher was
Computer User Publications, Inc.
354:
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
344:Monthly magazines published in the United States
335:
84:and stores. The magazine, printed originally in
349:Online magazines published in the United States
148:, assembled in part or in whole by the user.
384:Online magazines with defunct print editions
48:In the beginning years of publicly popular
108:to 18 metropolitan U.S. markets wherein
336:
265:
76:took advantage of a tradition in the
379:Mass media in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
266:Reilly, Mark (September 30, 2002).
13:
196:. Vintage-computer. August 7, 2007
186:
14:
400:
311:
36:, but with the subtitle "For the
374:Magazines published in Minnesota
369:Magazines disestablished in 2004
112:provided content and the local
282:
259:
234:
208:
1:
364:Magazines established in 1983
179:
7:
10:
405:
218:. Highbeam. Archived from
135:
43:
16:American computer magazine
389:Online computer magazines
194:"Computer User Magazine"
157:computer bulletin boards
38:Tandy/Radio Shack System
118:University of Minnesota
88:with one spot color on
132:registered company.
222:on October 22, 2012
82:business districts
270:. Bizjournals.com
173:social networking
26:computer magazine
396:
323:
322:
320:Official website
305:
304:
302:
300:
286:
280:
279:
277:
275:
263:
257:
256:
254:
252:
238:
232:
231:
229:
227:
212:
206:
205:
203:
201:
190:
404:
403:
399:
398:
397:
395:
394:
393:
334:
333:
318:
317:
314:
309:
308:
298:
296:
288:
287:
283:
273:
271:
264:
260:
250:
248:
240:
239:
235:
225:
223:
214:
213:
209:
199:
197:
192:
191:
187:
182:
141:Computer User's
138:
86:black and white
56:was founded in
46:
17:
12:
11:
5:
402:
392:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
359:Free magazines
356:
351:
346:
330:
329:
324:
313:
312:External links
310:
307:
306:
281:
258:
233:
207:
184:
183:
181:
178:
165:computer modem
137:
134:
130:New York State
45:
42:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
401:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
341:
339:
332:
328:
327:Current Issue
325:
321:
316:
315:
295:
294:Computer user
291:
285:
269:
262:
247:
246:Computer user
243:
237:
221:
217:
211:
195:
189:
185:
177:
174:
170:
166:
162:
161:home computer
158:
153:
151:
150:Computer User
147:
142:
133:
131:
127:
126:Computer User
123:
122:Computer User
119:
115:
111:
110:Computer User
107:
103:
102:Computer User
99:
97:
96:Computer User
93:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
74:Computer User
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
54:Computer User
51:
41:
39:
35:
34:Computer User
31:
27:
23:
22:
21:Computer User
331:
297:. Retrieved
293:
284:
272:. Retrieved
261:
249:. Retrieved
245:
236:
224:. Retrieved
220:the original
210:
198:. Retrieved
188:
154:
149:
140:
139:
125:
121:
109:
101:
100:
95:
94:
73:
53:
47:
33:
20:
19:
18:
78:Twin Cities
70:advertising
66:corporation
58:Minneapolis
338:Categories
299:October 8,
290:"About Us"
274:October 8,
251:October 8,
226:October 8,
200:October 8,
180:References
106:franchised
114:publisher
90:newsprint
62:Minnesota
242:"Awards"
146:homebrew
50:computer
136:Content
104:became
44:History
30:online
52:use,
24:is a
301:2010
276:2010
253:2010
228:2010
202:2010
169:baud
40:".
340::
292:.
244:.
72:.
60:,
303:.
278:.
255:.
230:.
204:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.