''Computer Shopper'' is a monthly consumer

computer magazine Computer magazines are about computers and related subjects, such as networking and the Internet. Most computer magazines offer (or offered) advice, some offer programming tutorials, reviews of the latest technologies, and advertisements. ...

that was published by SX2 Media Labs. The magazine ceased print publication in April 2009. The website was closed and redirected to the PCMag website in late May 2018.

History

''Computer Shopper'' magazine was established in 1979 in Titusville, Florida. It began as a tabloid-size publication on yellow newsprint that primarily contained classified advertising and ads for kit computers, parts, and software. The magazine was created by Glenn Patch, publisher of the photo-equipment magazine ''Shutterbug Ads'', in the hopes of applying its formula to a PC-technology magazine. The magazine expanded into prebuilt

home computer Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a s ...

s and white box IBM PC compatibles through the 1980s. The magazine grew to several hundred pages, mostly of advertisements. It was during this time that the magazine was sold to

Ziff Davis Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology- and health-oriented media websites, online shopping-related servi ...

Publishing, first as a

limited partnership A limited partnership (LP) is a type of partnership with general partners, who have a right to manage the business, and limited partners, who have no right to manage the business but have only limited liability for its debts. Limited partnership ...

, then solely owned. It was sold in 2000, along with Ziff-Davis' ZDNet Web site, to CNET. CNET sold ''Computer Shopper'' to new owners, SX2 Media Labs, in 2006. In April 2009, SX2 Media Labs discontinued the print version of the magazine. The business continued on as a Web entity, ''ComputerShopper.com'', which was reacquired by Ziff-Davis in 2012.

List of editors-in-chief

John A. Burek (2008–2017)

References

External links

Computer Shopper Magazine
on the

Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American 501(c)(3) organization, non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including web ...

{{BBS 1979 establishments in Florida 2009 disestablishments in Florida defunct computer magazines published in the United States home computer magazines magazines disestablished in 2009 magazines established in 1979 magazines published in Florida monthly magazines published in the United States