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PC Direct was a UK computer magazine published by Ziff Davis. [1] The magazine was established in 1991, being one of the first magazines published by Ziff Davis outside the United States. [2] VNU acquired PC Direct in 2000. [3] It was shut down in 2001. [1] [4]

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