Small System Services was an American publisher of

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books and magazines. Small Systems Services was founded by Robert C. Lock in 1979 and had its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. It published the popular monthly magazines '' COMPUTE!'' and '' COMPUTE!'s Gazette'', as well as around a dozen books through its COMPUTE! Books subdivision. In 1983 the company was acquired by

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. It continued to operate as a division of

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under the name COMPUTE! Publications. COMPUTE! Books remained a separate company from the magazine group.

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