Podcast Episode 13: Computer Magazines 1974-1980 – Part 2

First Issue Cover of ROM Magazine

First Issue Cover of ROM Magazine

Now that the paper cuts have healed from flipping through pages of magazines we covered in the previous episode, come back in time with David and Jeff as they discuss the popular passive resource for early home computing enthusiasts, the “computer magazine.”

In this episode, they remark and reminisce about four more publications; ROM, The Transactor, Compute! and Dr. Dobbs Journal. Learn a bit about the creation, content, continuum, and culmination of these magazines, along with their various disciplines in computer information coverage.

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