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we think battling adds is something new. Byte magazine was 60% ads. That was a feature, not a bug. Advertising is how you found out about most of what was new
by reaperducer 4y ago
we think battling adds is something new. Byte magazine was 60% ads.
That was a feature, not a bug.
Advertising is how you found out about most of what was new.
The editorial side could only write about so many things, and when it did, they were often just two or three sentences.
We looked forward to the advertising. Heck, there was an 800-1,000 page magazine called Computer Shopper that was nothing but ads, and people loved it.
- rpeden 4y agoThere were local publications like this, too. I used to read Toronto Computes! and The Computer Paper mostly for the ads. I loved seeing all the PC parts prices in the ads from local computer shops. The ads helped me plan my PC builds and upgrades - or, more commonly, they helped me dream about upgrades I wanted but couldn't quite afford!