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'''Australian Personal Computer''' is an Australian magazine first published in 1980 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time. As it progressed through time, models were dropped and new ones added. This magazine was modelled on the British [[Personal Computer World]] - as can be seen by the similar logo and magazine covers.
 
'''Australian Personal Computer''' is an Australian magazine first published in 1980 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time. As it progressed through time, models were dropped and new ones added. This magazine was modelled on the British [[Personal Computer World]] - as can be seen by the similar logo and magazine covers.
  
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It was Australia's best selling computer magazine!
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It was Australia's best selling computer magazine! The magazine was published by the Bauer Media Group (based in Sydney) until 2013 when it was purchased by the British company Future plc. (Formerly known as Future Publishing which produced [[Amstrad Action]]). This was quite a large magazine - around 200 pages and was $2.95 per issue.
  
 
Platforms covered during the 80's:
 
Platforms covered during the 80's:
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Content:
 
Content:
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- Game reviews
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* The general scene - local news and abroad
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- Software / utiltity reviews
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* Game reviews
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- Type-ins
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* Software / utility reviews
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- Tips and tricks
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* Type-ins (readers who sent in type-ins were paid $20 if they were published)
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- Hardware
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* Tips and tricks
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* Hardware reviews (new models etc)
  
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Amstrad CPC content appeared around the time of the CPC model launches, with regular Program Listings/Type-in common by December 1985.  
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Amstrad CPC content was first meant to appear in May 1985 but due to some mix up the maiden type-in didn't appear until June 1985 and content continued through 1988. Most of the below scans are CPC content only.
  
 
The magazine still exists today and caters for the modern computing scene. It is known as APC magazine.
 
The magazine still exists today and caters for the modern computing scene. It is known as APC magazine.
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http://apcmag.com/
 
http://apcmag.com/
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== Magazine scans ==
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<gallery caption="Australian Personal Computer (APC)">
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Image:APC_Nov_84.jpg|[[APC Nov 1984]]
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Image:APC_May85.png|[[APC May 1985]]
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Image:APC_June85.png|[[APC Jun 1985]]
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Image:APC_Jul85.png|APC Jul 1985
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Image:APC_Aug_85.jpg|[[APC Aug 1985]]
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Image:APC_Sept_85.jpg|APC Sep 1985
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Image:APC_Oct85.png|APC Oct 1985
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Image:APC_Nov_85.jpg|[[APC Nov 1985]]
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Image:APC_Dec85_cover.png|[[APC Dec 1985]]
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Image:APC_Jan86.png|APC Jan 1986
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Image:APC_Feb86.png|[[APC Feb 1986]]
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Image:APC_Mar86.png|[[APC Mar 1986]]
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Image:APC_Apr86.png|APC Apr 1986
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Image:APC_May86.png|APC May 1986
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Image:APC_Jun86.png|[[APC Jun 1986]]
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Image:APC_Jul86.png|[[APC Jul 1986]]
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Image:APC_Aug86.png|APC Aug 1986
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Image:APC_Sep86.png|[[APC Sep 1986]]
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Image:APC_Nov86.png|[[APC Nov 1986]]
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Image:APC Dec '86 Front Cover.jpeg|[[APC Dec 1986]]
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Image:APC_Jan87.png|[[APC Jan 1987]]
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Image:APC_Mar87.png|[[APC Mar 1987]]
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Image:APC_Apr87.jpg|[[APC Apr 1987]]
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Image:APC_Jun87.png|[[APC Jun 1987]]
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Image:APC Aug_87.jpg|[[APC Aug 1987]]
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Image:APC_Jan88.png|[[APC Jan 1988]]
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Image:APC May88.jpg|[[APC May 1988]]
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Image:APC June88.jpg|[[APC Jun 1988]]
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Image:APC July88.jpg|APC Jul 1988
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Image:APC Aug88.jpg|[[APC Aug 1988]]
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Image:APC Sep88.jpg|[[APC Sep 1988]]
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Image:APC Oct88.jpg|[[APC Oct 1988]]
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Image:APC Nov88.jpg|[[APC Nov 1988]]
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Image:APC Aug89.jpg|APC Aug 1989
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Image:APC Dec89.jpg|APC Dec 1989
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Image:APC Oct90.jpg|APC Oct 1990
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</gallery>
  
 
== Advertising ==
 
== Advertising ==
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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== Magazines ==
 
  
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<gallery caption="Australian Personal Computer (APC)">
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[[Category:CPC_Press]]
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Image:APC_Nov 84.jpg|APC Nov 1984
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[[Category:Magazines]]
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Image:APC_Aug 85.jpg|APC Aug 1985 (664 Review)
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Image:APC_Sept 85.jpg|APC Sep 1985
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Image:APC_Nov 85.jpg|APC Nov 1985
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Image:APC_1985.jpg|APC Dec 1985
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Image:APC Dec '86 Front Cover.jpeg|[[APC Dec 1986]]
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Image:APC_Aug 87.jpg|APC Aug 1987
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Image:APC_July 88.jpg|APC Jul 1988
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</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 14 February 2023

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Australian Personal Computer is an Australian magazine first published in 1980 for the home computing market. The magazine covered every platform available at the time. As it progressed through time, models were dropped and new ones added. This magazine was modelled on the British Personal Computer World - as can be seen by the similar logo and magazine covers.

It was Australia's best selling computer magazine! The magazine was published by the Bauer Media Group (based in Sydney) until 2013 when it was purchased by the British company Future plc. (Formerly known as Future Publishing which produced Amstrad Action). This was quite a large magazine - around 200 pages and was $2.95 per issue.

Platforms covered during the 80's: - Amstrad, Apple, Atari, Commodore (and Amiga), Sinclair (Spectrum), IBM, Microbee, NEC etc

Content:

  • The general scene - local news and abroad
  • Game reviews
  • Software / utility reviews
  • Type-ins (readers who sent in type-ins were paid $20 if they were published)
  • Tips and tricks
  • Hardware reviews (new models etc)

Amstrad CPC content was first meant to appear in May 1985 but due to some mix up the maiden type-in didn't appear until June 1985 and content continued through 1988. Most of the below scans are CPC content only.

The magazine still exists today and caters for the modern computing scene. It is known as APC magazine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APC_(magazine)

http://apcmag.com/

Magazine scans

Advertising

  • Australian Personal Computer (APC)
  • APCGeneral.PNG
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