Do you read print computer magazines - the 'real' ones on the shelves?

**webmaster** · 28 January 2009, 04:13 PM

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**Soquili** · 28 January 2009, 04:28 PM

In the past (20 to 30 years ago) I read computer magazines avidly. On the odd occasion I buy one now they have no substance.

Compute! magazine was one of my favorites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compute!

**handrawn** · 28 January 2009, 04:58 PM

Bill - your link is broken - the shriek is outside [I've always wanted to say that

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**Soquili** · 28 January 2009, 05:52 PM

Thanks Steve the link is now correct.

In programming circles (here in the States at least) that is called a bang and the asterisk * is called a splat.

**handrawn** · 28 January 2009, 06:17 PM

I am displaying my roots maybe in calling it a shriek

**steve.ledger** · 28 January 2009, 07:18 PM

As the question is "Do you read print computer magazines" I answered No.
But I once did (a lot)

**Egg Bramhill** · 28 January 2009, 08:28 PM

Up to a few years back I would buy on average 3 to 4 different magazines a month. These days I never buy one. No one particular reason that I can think of, just got the feeling that they were going over all the same old ground time after time.

**steve.ledger** · 28 January 2009, 08:35 PM

For me, access to high speed internet was late. Dial-up (28k max where I was at the time) was hopeless for anything really useful. Also the PC mags were the only way I could get to try out shareware and freeware plus the occasional full version freebie.

After broadband was available. much of the information contained in the magazines was available on demand online. It was also fresher, news in PC magazine is often out out date by the time they hit the shelves.

**pauland** · 28 January 2009, 10:07 PM

I always thought a shriek was an exclamation mark..

**handrawn** · 28 January 2009, 10:20 PM

yes indeed - a journalistic argot amongst others

and part of the magazine name "compute!" - without the shriek Bill's link just went to a general comput[ing] wiki page

but its also a marvel comics character, a batman villain - hence my other reference

moving swiftly back on topic - as far as I can remember I have bought only one such magazine in the last 24 months.... but read considerably more [part of the job]