''Compute!'s Gazette'' (), stylized as ''COMPUTE!'s Gazette'', was a
computer magazine of the 1980s, directed at users of
Commodore's
8-bit
In computer architecture, 8-bit integers or other data units are those that are 8 bits wide (1 octet). Also, 8-bit central processing unit (CPU) and arithmetic logic unit (ALU) architectures are those that are based on registers or data buses of ...
home computers. Announced as ''The Commodore Gazette'', it was a Commodore-only daughter magazine of the computer hobbyist magazine ''
Compute!''.
It was first published in July 1983.
It contained both standard articles and
type-in programs. Many of these programs were quite long and sophisticated. To assist in entry, ''Gazette'' published several utilities.
The Automatic Proofreader provided checksum capabilities for
BASIC
BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. The original version was created by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College ...
programs, while
machine language listings could be entered with
MLX. Starting in May 1984, a companion
disk with each issue's programs was available to subscribers for an extra fee. Perhaps its most popular and enduring type-in application was the ''
SpeedScript'' word processor. A monthly column, "The VIC Magician" by Michael Tomczyk, presented BASIC programming tips and tricks for the VIC-20 and Commodore 64.
The publication was reportedly profitable from its first issue,
but towards the end of the 1980s, its size steadily decreased due to the increasing switch from 8-bit to
16-bit home computers. The last stand-alone issue of ''Compute!'s Gazette'' was published with
cover date June 1990. At that point, the ''Compute!'' brand, including ''Gazette'', was sold to the publishers of ''
Omni'' and ''
Penthouse''. After a three-month publication hiatus, ''Gazette'' resumed publication, as an insert in the newly consolidated (and renamed) ''Compute'' (October 1990 issue) rather than as a separate magazine. It continued until December 1993, after which it switched to a
disk-only format. Due to the declining Commodore userbase, publication ceased entirely after February 12, 1995.
References
External links
''Compute!'s Gazette''at the
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music ...
''Compute!'s Gazette'' Index– At the Classic Computer Magazine Archive, assembled by Kevin Savetz
at DLH's Commodore Archive website
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Commodore 8-bit computer magazines
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Magazines disestablished in 1995
Magazines established in 1983
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