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The Amstrad User

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This was on a subscriber only basis and the tape was never directly sold with the magazine.
The magazine was widely available throughout Australia and New Zealand from 1985 through to the end of 1990. It was also available to the general oceania region - nearby countries such as Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands - although on a more limited and not as timely basis.
It was a reasonable sized magazine. Early issues being around 32 pages, with the magazine peaking at 72 pages. Most issues were 64 pages including the 1991 name change.
'''1991 - Name Change'''
After issue 71 (Dec 1990), it became known as "The PC Mag plus The Amstrad User" (Jan 1991 was the first issue @ $4.50 per issue) - issues were no longer numbered. It still contained Amstrad CPC/PCW/PC contentand was obviously trying to appeal to the broader PC market (IBM Compatible owners) - rather than specifically the Amstrad. I believe it It ran until September 1991 (9 issues in total) with Strategy Publications ceasing operations around then due to obviously declining magazine sales and popularity of Amstrad machines.
'''Note on the scans:''' Only the relevant CPC sections of these magazines has been scanned and uploaded (to cut down on the manual labour). So all advertising, PCW & PC content is not included (unless some CPC content spills over).
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Image:ThePCMagIssue1.JPG| First Issue (Jan '91)
Image:ThePCMagPlusTAU.jpg|[[Third Issue (March '91)]]
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