This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for computer and technology enthusiasts or users. The majority of these magazines cover general computer topics or several non-specific subject areas, however a few are also specialized to a certain area of computing and are listed separately.

General magazines

These publications appeal to a broad audience and usually include content about computer hardware and software and technology news. These magazines could also be called technology magazines because of the large amount of content about non-computer consumer electronics, such as digital audio player and mobile phones.

Bi-monthly

Monthly

Fortnightly

Weekly

Online-only

  • Datamation, previously in print 1957–1998, the first computer magazine. (United States)

Topic-specific magazines

These publications are marketed towards people who are interested in a specific topic of computing.

Amiga

Macintosh

RISC OS/Acorn

Web development

  • .net (United Kingdom)

Computer modification

Gaming

Internet

Business

Music

Mobile computing

Novice users

1980s computers

The following magazines cover 1980s home computers such as the Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC. Most of these magazines are now discontinued as the computers they discuss are now out of production.

Retro computer magazines
Title Country Availability Notes
.infoUnited States, Canadadiscontinued
Acorn UserUnited Kingdom)discontinued
Amiga AddictUnited KingdomActive
Amiga PowerUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Amiga FormatUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Amiga Activediscontinued
Amiga Computingdiscontinued
Amiga Survivordiscontinued
Amiga User Internationaldiscontinued
Amiga Worlddiscontinued
Amstrad ActionUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Amstrad Computer UserUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Amtix!United Kingdomdiscontinued
ANALOG ComputingUnited Statesdiscontinued
ANTICUnited Statesdiscontinued
Atari UserUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Commodore User (renamed CU Amiga Magazine)discontinued
Computer GamerUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
CrashUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Dragon UserUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Electron UserUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Page 6United Kingdomdiscontinued
Personal Computer GamesUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Pixel AddictUnited KingdomActive
RetrogamerUnited KingdomActive
Sinclair UserUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
The Micro UserUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Your ComputerUnited Kingdomdiscontinued
Your Sinclair (originally Your Spectrum)United Kingdomdiscontinued
Zzap!64United Kingdomdiscontinued

Partworks

The following magazines were published as partworks:

Linux and open-source

The following magazines cover topics related to the Linux operating system (as well as other Unix based operating systems) and other forms of open-source/ free software. Some of these magazines are targeted at IT professionals (with an emphasis on the use of these systems in the workplace) whilst others are designed for home users.

Sales

The following magazines cover computer, peripheral, software and service distribution, through all their aspects (marketing, strategy, channel, retail or wholesale).

Academic journals

A number of journals are circulated in academic circles (normally associated with a governing body such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE). These may cover several different topics as well as computing and often deal with more technical aspects of hardware and software.

Computer magazine publishers

The following companies publish one or several computer related magazines. Some of these publishers produce computer magazines exclusively and most produce multiple magazines from this genre.

See also

References

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