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My family subscribed to this magazine back in the day. So many fun hours reading and re-reading the articles and fantasizing about having each one of the computers they were writing about. The ads were fun too.
This is how I learned to code as a young age. I typed in every single program they had. The most challenging was the hex-based music machine they printed, which was difficult as someone who both couldn't type and didn't understand the mechanics of what I was typing.
Smart businessman, but not the best reputation as a boss or for creating a pleasant work environment, even by the standards of the day.
Man, watching history videos on YouTube about the rise and fall of the Amiga and Atari ST is one heck of a bittersweet "what could have been"