PCMag
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PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009. Publication of online editions started in late 1994 and continues as of 2024[update].
Overview
PC Magazine provides reviews and previews of the latest hardware and software for the information technology professional. Other regular departments include columns by long-time editor-in-chief Michael J. Miller ("Forward Thinking"), Bill Machrone, and Jim Louderback, as well as:
- "First Looks" (a collection of reviews of newly released products)
- "Pipeline" (a collection of short articles and snippets on computer-industry developments)
- "Solutions" (which includes various how-to articles)
- "User-to-User" (a section in which the magazine's experts answer user-submitted questions)
- "After Hours" (a section about various computer entertainment products; the designation "After Hours" is a legacy of the magazine's traditional orientation towards business computing.)
- "Abort, Retry, Fail?" (a beginning-of-the-magazine humor page which for a few years was known as "Backspace"—and was subsequently the last page).
For several years in the 1980s, PC Magazine gave significant coverage to programming for the IBM PC and compatibles in languages such as Turbo Pascal, BASIC, Assembly and C. Charles Petzold was one of the notable writers on programming topics.
Editor Bill Machrone wrote in 1985, that If an article doesn't evaluate products or enhance productivity, "chances are it doesn't belong in PC Magazine".[1][2]
History
In an early review of the new
PC Magazine was created by
Early transition to square binding
By its third issue PC was
The magazine had no ISSN until 1983, when it was assigned
PC Magazine uses Google Books as the official archive of its 27 years as a print publication.[2]
Editor
Wendy Sheehan Donnell was appointed editor-in-chief of PCMag.com in January 2022.[17] Donnell had been deputy editor under the previous editor-in-chief, Dan Costa.[18] Costa was editor-in-chief from August 2011 to December 2021. Lance Ulanoff held the position of editor-in-chief from July 2007 to July 2011.[19]
Jim Louderback was editor-in-chief before Ulanoff, from 2005, and left to become chief executive officer of online media company Revision3.
Development and evolution
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The magazine evolved significantly over the years. The most drastic change was the shrinkage of the publication due to contractions in the computer-industry ad market and the easy availability of the
PC Magazine was one of the first publications to have a formal test facility, which they called PC Labs. The name was used early in the magazine, and a physical PC Labs was built at the magazine's 1 Park Avenue, New York facility in 1986. William Wong was the first PC Labs Director.[21] PC Labs created a series of benchmarks, of which older versions can be found on the internet.[22] PC Labs was designed to help writers and editors to evaluate PC hardware and software, especially for large projects like the annual printer edition where almost a hundred printers were compared using PC Labs printer benchmarks.[23]
See also
- DOS Power Tools, sponsored by PC Magazine
References
- ^ Machrone, Bill (1985-11-26). "Compatibility Wars—Here and Abroad". PC Magazine. p. 59.
- ^ a b c griffith, eric (2022-09-27). "40 Years of PCMag: An Illustrated Guide". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29.
- ^ Williams, Gregg (January 1982). "A Closer Look at the IBM Personal Computer". BYTE. p. 36.
- ^ "Front cover". PC Magazine. Feb–Mar 1982. p. 1.
- ^ a b Sandler, Corey (November 1984). "IBM: Colossus of Armonk". Creative Computing. p. 298. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
- ^ a b Bunnell, David (June–July 1982). "For Ten Minutes PC Was Free". PC Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 3. p. 19.
- ^ "Publishing Business Group: How We Started PC Magazine". www.publishingbiz.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30.
- ^ "40 Years of PCMag: An Illustrated Guide". PCMAG. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29.
- ISSN 0199-6649.
- ^ Bunnell, David (Feb–Mar 1982). "The Man Behind The Machine?". PC Magazine (interview). p. 16.
- from the original on 2018-11-30.
- ^ a b Siebert, Bill (March 1983). "Double Time". PC Magazine. p. 31.
- ^ "Front cover". PC. December 1983.
- ^ "PC Magazine issues list". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.
- ^ Lance Ulanoff (2008-11-19). "PC Magazine Goes 100% Digital". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08.
- ^ Clifford, Stephanie (2008-11-19). "PC Magazine, a Flagship for Ziff Davis, Will Cease Printing a Paper Version". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13.
- ^ Silber, Tony (2022-01-25). "Ziff Media Group Appoints New PCMag and Mashable Editors-in-chief". MediaPost.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27.
- ^ "New editor at PCMag.com". talkingbiznews.com. 2011-07-12. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Ulanoff Named Editor in Chief of PC Magazine Network". adage.com. 2008-04-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27.
- ^ "PC Magazine Goes 100% Digital". PCMAG. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Wong, William (2018). "Remembering PC Mag Editors". electronicdesign.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "PC Magazine Labs Performance Tests 1.x". winworldpc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "PC Magazine". PCMag. 5 (19). 1986.