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> Also DDJ, Byte (before got too commercial, aka ads over 70% of content) Wasn't this just how even good magazines were back then? I frequently read old scans
by Athas 6y ago
> Also DDJ, Byte (before got too commercial, aka ads over 70% of content)
Wasn't this just how even good magazines were back then? I frequently read old scans of Byte magazine (they're all on archive.org), and while the technical content is really good, the ads probably take up 70% of the page count. I don't mind, since the the ads are themselves an interesting slice-of-life from the early days of microcomputers.
- flyinghamster 6y agoOne key difference is that print ads don't dance around the page, expand to cover it up, play audio, use fake user interface widgets to get you to click them, or track you as you read.
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- vram22 6y agoFor some time it may have been less than 70. But your point stands. I too liked reading many of the product ads. Got to learn of new genres and features. And there might have been more innovation in those days (both hardware and software),even if not all of it earth-shaking, as opposed to a lot of copycat and fluffy stuff these days (not all, of course).