- Sinclair User
Infobox Magazine
title = Sinclair User
| image_size = 200px | image_caption = Cover of Sinclair User from 1987
editor = John Sterlicchi (Apr 1982) Nigel Clark (May '82 - Jan 84) Bill Scolding (Feb '84 - May '86) David Kelly (Jun '86 - Apr '88) Graham Taylor (Mar '88 - May '89) Jim Douglas (Jun '89 - Nov '90) Garth Sumpter (Dec '90 - Apr '92) Alan Dykes (May '92 - May '93)
frequency = Monthly
circulation =
category =Computer magazines
company = ECC Publications Ltd (April 1982 - August 1984)EMAP (September 84 - May 1993)
firstdate = April 1982
country =United Kingdom
language = English
website = [http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/ www.sincuser.f9.co.uk]
issn = 0262-5458
finaldate = April 1993
finalnumber = 134cite web | url=http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/134/index.htm | title=April 1993, Issue 134 | publisher=Sinclair User Magazine Online | work=ysincuser.f9.co.uk | accessdate=2006-11-15]"Sinclair User", often abbreviated "SU", was a magazine dedicated to the
Sinclair Research range ofhome computer s, most specifically theZX Spectrum . Initially published by ECC Publications, and laterEMAP , it was printed in the UK between 1982 and 1993, and was the longest running Sinclair-based magazine.Like many similar magazines, it contained news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, regular columns, readers' letters and cover-mounted
game demo s.In May 1992 the former rival publication "CRASH" was notionally subsumed into "Sinclair User" but in practice this meant little more than the addition of the "Crash!" logo to the magazine's cover page.
In earlier years, the magazine built up personality cults around some of its "hilariously" monikered staff, including Bill "Incorruptible" Scolding, Jon "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.ee also
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Your Sinclair External links
* [http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/ SUMO] — "Sinclair User Magazine Online", an unofficial online archive of the "Sinclair User"
* [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/SinclairUser/SinclairUserViewer.html Sinclair User @ WOS] — Images of scanned pages of "Sinclair User" atWorld of Spectrum
* [http://www.carlylesmith.karoo.net/spectrum/magslag/index.html Mag-Slag] — A humorous analysis of a typical "Sinclair User" review.References
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