Disk User

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Disk User
Disk User mag cover iss 3.jpg
Cover of issue 3
Categories Computing
FrequencyBi-monthly
Founded1987
First issueJune 1987 (1987-06)
Final issue
Number

14
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English
ISSN 0953-0606
OCLC 499042259

Disk User was a bi-monthly magazine for the BBC Micro range of 8-bit microcomputers. The first issue was available from 15 May 1987. [1] Its coverdisks contained graphical demos and pre-release previews of upcoming software.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "New magazine for disk users". A & B Computing. Argus Specialist Publications. June 1987. p. 6. Disk User is a combination of disk and magazine. [...] is a bi-monthly magazine [...] available from your newsagent on 15th May.