Computer Shopper was basically 900 pages of adverts with some editorial and reviews here and there to make people want to subscribe. BYTE was a little less obn

Computer Shopper was basically 900 pages of adverts with some editorial and reviews here and there to make people want to subscribe. BYTE was a little less obnoxious about it, and the quality of the writing was superb. I got it occasionally as a teenager in the UK and always looked forward to it, because the information density was insane. I have the "Best of BYTE" book, and often dip into it as a comforting, sentimental read. I really do wish a magazine like it existed today.