- Family Computing
Family Computing was a 1980s U.S. computer magazine published by
Scholastic, Inc. . It covered all the majorhome computer platforms of the day including theApple II series,Commodore Vic 20 and 64,Atari 8-bit family as well as theIBM PC andApple Macintosh . It printed a mixture of product reviews, how-to articles andtype-in programs . The magazine also featured a teen-oriented insert called K-Power written byStuyvesant High School students called the Special-K's. The magazine was notable in the early days for the wide variety of systems it supported with type in programs, including such "orphaned" systems as theColeco Adam andTI 99/4A long after other magazines discontinued coverage.After the
North American video game crash of 1983 the magazine began to change its focus toward the burgeoning home office movement of the late 80s and early 90s, initiating coverage of non-computing products such asfax machines andoffice furniture . Article topics began to include ideas for starting a home business and time management tips. The title was changed, first to "Family & Home Office Computing" and finally to just "Home Office Computing" with ever-diminishing coverage of home computing topics.
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