Sinclair User
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Sinclair User was a magazine dedicated to the
History
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In earlier years, the magazine built up personality cults around some of its "hilariously" monikered staff, including Bill "Incorruptible" Scolding, John "Disgusting" Gilbert, Chris "Lunchbreaks" Bourne, Claire "Ligger" Edgely, Richard Price (writer of the "Gordo Greatbelly" adventure tips section), and columnist Andrew Hewson (founder of Hewson Consultants software).
Under David Kelly's editorial tenure, the magazine began to focus more on the gaming scene, and featured more colour graphics under designer Gareth "the Mad Celt". By the time of editor Graham Taylor, the magazine included the cartoon character Kamikaze Bear, and the tone of the publication changed from a semi-serious magazine to something aimed more at children.[3]
High-quality games were indicated in reviews via the "Sinclair User Classic" award, the logo was used as a selling point for games, big and small.[4]
In May 1992 the former rival publication
Timex Sinclair User
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A short-lived[5] spin-off known as Timex Sinclair User was also published for the American market, where versions of Sinclair computers were marketed under the Timex Sinclair name.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "April 1993, Issue 134". sinclairuser.com. Sinclair User Magazine Online. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ Sinclair User skipped issue 97 with the April 1990 magazine being assigned issue number 98 incorrectly, instead of 97. This error was then propagated until the final issue.
- ^ "Sinclair User Magazine at Simplyeighties.com". www.simplyeighties.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-adverts/b/Batman-TheMovie.jpg
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Timex Sinclair User". Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
External links
- Archived Sinclair User magazines on the Internet Archive
- Sinclair User Magazine Online, unofficial archive.