Computer Shopper - UK (2021-01)

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ISSUE395|COMPUTER SHOPPER|JANUARY2021 3

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writethis with an extremely heavy heart. As you’ll have

worked out by now,this is the final ever issue of

Computer Shopper.I’m immeasurably sad and

disappointed it’s all come to an end.

When Ifirst took over asShoppereditor almost fiveyears

ago,the print market was already suffering, as readers and

advertisers increasingly turned to the web.The feeling back

in late2015 was thatShopper–which didn’t have the luxury

of its own websitetogenerateadditional digital revenue –

would last foranother couple of years.

We managed to weather the print decline storm for

several more years, thanks both to the superbShopper

writers, contributors and production staff, who it’s been a

completepleasure working with forthe past four-odd years

and have given so much to the magazine; and to our

knowledgeable,passionateand loyalreaders, who have

kept me on my toes with your plentiful letters.

After 395 issues and almost 33 years of the magazine,

I’m so sorryShopperis closing under my tenure and I

wasn’t able to keep it going.

So,here it is, the final issue.Eagle-eyed readers mayhave

spotted aclue from Mel Croucher that the magazine was

coming to an end, as we reprinted the very first Great

Moments in Computing cartoon in last month’sZygote;

Simon Handbyalso hid acoded message inHelpfilein

Shopper394 (just look at the first letter of each sentence

in one of the answers).

This issue is designed as akeepsake edition, featuring

some of the best contentShopperhas produced. Ispent

many happyhours looking back through favourites from the

past such asMacBiterandUnder Development–selecting

just the one article to rerun from each was adifficult task.

We’ve also updated the build your own PC guide from last

year,soatany point in the future you’ll be able to turn to

this and design your own machine –something Ilike to think

all readers have done or will do at some point. And the past

features chosen all have just as much relevance today: evil

computers are only more of apressing problem now,while

BletchleyPark still needs saving.

All it remains formetosay is ahuge thank you for

supporting the magazine forsomany years; it has been a

pleasure and an honour.May all our interest and enthusiasm

forcomputing continue long intothe future.

Contact us

EditorMadelineBennett
Reviews EditorJamesArcher
ContributinggEditorDavidLudlow
NewsEditorCarlyPage
Senior Staff WriterNathanSpendelow

DESIGN &PRODUCTION
DesignBillBagnall
Production EditorSteveHaines
Production ManagerMaayaMistry

CONTRIBUTORS
Seth Barton,MikeBedford,JonathanBray,David Crookes,
Mel Croucher,Simon Edwards,Kay Ewbank,Chris Finnamore,
Will Georgiadis,Simon Handby,Gordon Holmes,Christian Hopewell,
Sasha Muller,Dave Neal,David Robinson,Tony Tyler,Andy White

ADVERTISING
[email protected]
Deputy Advertising ManagerRebeccaNew
020 3890 3824

COVER GIFT CONTACT
[email protected]

PHOTOGRAPHY
MichaelPheasant

LICENSING
CarlottaSerantoni020 3890 [email protected]

MANAGEMENT
Tel 020 3890 3890
Publishing DirectorrDharmesh Mistry
Group Advertising DirectorrJulian Lloyd-Evans
NewstradeDirectorrDavidBarker
ChiefFinancialOfficerrRichard Kerr
ChiefExecutiveJames Tye
Company FounderrFelix Dennis

PRINTING
Printed by Wyndeham,Bicester, Oxon
Distributors Marketforce (UK) Ltd, 3rd Floor, 161 Marsh Wall,
London E14 9AP. 020 3787 9101

LIABILITY
While everycarewas taken preparing this magazine,the publishers
cannot be held responsible forthe accuracy of the information or
any consequence arising from it.All judgements are based on equipment
available toComputer Shopperrat thetime of review. ‘Value for money’
commentsare basedon UK pricesat time ofreview.All prices include
VAT unlessotherwisestated.
Computer Shopperrtakes no responsibility for the content of external
websites whose addresses are published in the magazine.

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MadelineBennett,Editor

Twitter: @madbennett

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andtransferoptions,non-subscriberscan

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