{"id":336,"date":"2015-03-13T07:04:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T11:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=336"},"modified":"2015-03-13T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T16:30:00","slug":"podcast-episode-13-computer-magazines-1974-1980-part-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/podcast-episode-13-computer-magazines-1974-1980-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 13: Computer Magazines 1974-1980 \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337\" style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/romv1n11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-337 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/romv1n11-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"First Issue Cover of ROM Magazine\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/romv1n11-228x300.jpg 228w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/romv1n11.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Issue Cover of ROM Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">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 &#8220;computer magazine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this episode, they remark and reminisce about four more publications; <em>ROM<\/em>, <em>The Transactor<\/em>, <em>Compute!<\/em> and <em>Dr. Dobbs Journal<\/em>. Learn a bit about the creation, content, continuum, and culmination of these magazines, along with their various disciplines in computer information coverage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-336-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-13-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-13-15.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-13-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">ROM<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Online Archive<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintage-computer.com\/rom.shtml\">http:\/\/www.vintage-computer.com\/rom.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=Ej4EAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA17&amp;lpg=PA17&amp;dq=Creative+Computing+rom&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=gCN8zfO_Xf&amp;sig=z-qP00fYGZQhiCWm95k0w1UhHQQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=VPcBVZrGHpL3ggSpnIDQBg&amp;ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&amp;q=Creative%20Computing%20rom&amp;f=false\"><i>InfoWorld<\/i> Feb 7, 1979<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/InfoWorld\"><i>InfoWorld<\/i> on Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ebay Auctions<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40&amp;ghostText=&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=%22rom+magazine%22&amp;rt=nc\">Active<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40&amp;ghostText=&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=%22rom+magazine%22&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;LH_Sold=1&amp;rt=nc\">Sold<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Transactor<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Online Archive<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/transactor-magazines\">The Internet Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ebay auctions<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/Vintage-Computing-\/11189\/i.html?clk_rvr_id=785004663402&amp;mfe=search&amp;_nkw=Transactor\">Active<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/Vintage-Computing-\/11189\/i.html?clk_rvr_id=785004663402&amp;mfe=search&amp;_nkw=Transactor&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;LH_Sold=1&amp;rt=nc\">Sold<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Compute!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Online Archive<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/compute-magazine\" target=\"_blank\">The Internet Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atarimagazines.com\/compute\/\">http:\/\/www.atarimagazines.com\/compute\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/staff\/2012\/12\/first-encounter-compute-magazine-and-its-glorious-tedious-type-in-code\/\">http:\/\/arstechnica.com: First encounter: COMPUTE! magazine and its glorious, tedious type-in code<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>HIGHLY recommended reading to get a &#8220;feel&#8221; for what it was like to own, read, and use COMPUTE! magazine to enhance your computer usage and personal software library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ebay auctions<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_odkw=compute+magazine&amp;_from=R40%7CR40&amp;_osacat=58058&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC2.A0.H0.X%22compute+magazine%22.TRS1&amp;_nkw=%22compute+magazine%22&amp;ghostText=&amp;_sacat=58058\">Active<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_odkw=compute+magazine&amp;_from=R40%7CR40&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;LH_Sold=1&amp;_osacat=58058&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC2.A0.H0.X%22compute+magazine%22.TRS0&amp;_nkw=%22compute+magazine%22&amp;ghostText=&amp;_sacat=58058\">Sold<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Dr. Dobb&#8217;s Journal<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Online Archive<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drdobbs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Dobb&#8217;s website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ebay auctions<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=Dr.+Dobb%E2%80%99s&amp;rt=nc\">Active<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_odkw=compute+magazine&amp;_from=R40%7CR40&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;LH_Sold=1&amp;_osacat=58058&amp;_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XDr.+Dobb%E2%80%99s.TRS1&amp;_nkw=Dr.+Dobb%E2%80%99s&amp;ghostText=&amp;_sacat=0\">Sold<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Other links mentioned in show<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WV71HK_KAOA\"><i>The Academy<\/i> with Jim Butterfield<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> &#8211; We really want to hear from you by email or send an audio comment! 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