Exactly. I grew up with these magazines as that's all there was. The covers were often odd (and fun now) but I never paid attention to them, it was the contents

Exactly. I grew up with these magazines as that's all there was. The covers were often odd (and fun now) but I never paid attention to them, it was the contents, and the new things constantly being advertised that was the draw. That Smalltalk cover is memorable though so it must have made an impression but maybe because Smalltalk itself is impressive.