''Svet kompjutera'' (''World of Computers'') is a

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published in

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. It has a circulation of about 50,000 and is owned by the media company Politika AD. ''Svet kompjutera'' deals with subjects on

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, PC computers, tablet computers, smartphones (mobile phones), and

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as well as their use for

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and

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. It is published monthly and can be purchased in all newsstands in Serbia. It can be also found in

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and many other European countries. The magazine consists of 148 pages, commercial

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s forming nearly half of the magazine. It is printed in quality full colour offset technology. The

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staff generally consists of younger people - the average age being 26 years, while the average age of contributors is 20 years.

History

The first issue of the ''Svet kompjutera'' was printed in October 1984. The first editor-in-chief was Milan Misic, later ''Politikas correspondent from

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and

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, then foreign policy column editor, and former editor-in-chief in the same newspaper. Many other prominent intellectuals and programmers have been involved with the magazine since its inception. In 1986, when home computers were popularized, a

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subsection of the ''Svet kompjutera'' eventually evolved into a special issue ''Svet igara'' (Games World). This issue was published from time to time as a supplement to the games column in the magazine. That same year, ''Svet kompjutera'' had a special edition in

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that was distributed to the former

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. In 1988, ''Svet kompjutera'' organized "Computer '88", a small computer fair in downtown

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. In August 2005 ''Svet kompjutera'' formed its official Web forum named "Forum Sveta kompjutera". As of February 2011 it had over 26,000 users and over 1,200,000 posts in over 56,000 topics.

References

External links

Official site
(in Serbian)
SK forums
(in Serbian)

"Svet kompjutera" slavi 20. godišnjicu
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