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Right. They were ads for stuff you likely actually found interesting, not ads for reverse mortgages and dubious real estate investments. Computer Shopper, anot
by Turing_Machine 5y ago
Right. They were ads for stuff you likely actually found interesting, not ads for reverse mortgages and dubious real estate investments.
Computer Shopper, another (and much, much larger, in terms of page count) magazine of the era was essentially nothing but ads. It had just enough editorial material to qualify it as a "magazine" under postal regulations (magazines had to pay less postage than pure advertisements). It sold like hotcakes.
- mindcrime 5y agoYep. I used to buy Computer Shopper issues for the ads. They were one of the best ways to find out about new components becoming available, and - of course - you were always looking for the lowest price for memory, power supplies, cases, etc. This was back when building your own PC from parts was much more common than it is today. I kinda miss the "Computer Shopper era" TBH.