MacUser (US edition)

MacUser

Premier edition front cover
Categories	Computing, Macintosh
Frequency	Monthly
Founded	1985
Final issue	1997
Company	Ziff Davis
Country	United States
Language	English
ISSN	0884-0997

MacUser was a monthly computer magazine published by Ziff Davis in the United States, while the UK edition was published by Dennis Publishing.

History and profile

MacUser started publication in late 1985 ^[1] as a four-color monthly and contained general interest Mac articles. In 1986 the magazine was acquired by Ziff Davis. ^{[2] [3]} It had reviews and regular columns for novice and experienced users with a more humorous view of the Macintosh world than other publications of the time. Games were reviewed as well as business and productivity software. A unique feature, not available in other publications, was the inclusion of about 250 capsule reviews in each edition. ^[4]

The initial cover price was $3.50, with an annual subscription of $23 (or $42 for two years.) ^[4]

In 1997, the publication was absorbed into Macworld as Macworld, incorporating MacUser (a name reflected subtly on the magazine's Table of Contents page) reflecting a consolidation of the Ziff Davis-owned MacUser magazine into the International Data Group-owned Macworld within the new Mac Publishing joint venture between the two publishers. ^[5]

See also

• MacUser

References

1. "Long-running Apple rag MacUser Magazine shuts its doors after 30 years". Apple Insider. January 16, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
2. U-M Computing News. UM Libraries. 1987. p. 69. UOM:39015072620332. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
3. Felix Dennis (June 12, 2008). How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 172. ISBN   978-1-4406-3246-4 . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
4. Ted Hanss (1986). Magazines for Mac Users. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Computing Center. p. 32. OCLC   15471402.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
5. "IDG and Ziff to Merge Mac Publications". PCWorld. PCWorld Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2014.