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The Amstrad User was published in Australia by Strategy Publications, with the first issue coming out in February 1985.  To start with it soley covered the Amstrad CPC range, but as more computers were introduced by Amstrad, it expanded to cover them all.  Eventually it would cover the CPC, PCW and PC range of Amstrad computers.
The Amstrad User was published in Australia by Strategy Publications, with the first issue coming out in February 1985.


It was an independent publication, originally sourcing and writing all it's own articles and content from writers within Australian.  As this became more difficult with time, it set up agreements with Future Publishing and Database Publications to reprint content from their respective magazines - Amstrad Action and CPC Computing (formerly Computing with the Amstrad).
To start with it soley covered the Amstrad CPC range, but as more computers were introduced by Amstrad, it expanded to cover them all.


It had a fairly conventional layout and design and each issue included things like games reviews, type-ins, game cheats and letters to the editor.  The magazine was also available on tape for Amstrad CPC users, and it included any type-ins that were in that issue plus bonus material.  This was on a subscriber only basis and the tape was never directly sold with the magazine.
Eventually it would cover the CPC, PCW and PC range of Amstrad computers.


Through the mid to late 80's the magazine was widely available throughout Australia and New Zealand.  It was a reasonable size magazine, with the average length of each issue being 64 pages.
It was an independent publication, originally sourcing and writing all it's own articles and content from writers within Australian.
 
As this became more difficult with time, it set up agreements with Future Publishing and Database Publications to reprint content from their respective magazines - Amstrad Action and CPC Computing (formerly Computing with the Amstrad).
 
It had a fairly conventional layout and design and each issue included things like games reviews, type-ins, game cheats and letters to the editor.
 
The magazine was also available on tape for Amstrad CPC users, and it included any type-ins that were in that issue plus bonus material.
 
This was on a subscriber only basis and the tape was never directly sold with the magazine.
 
Through the mid to late 80's the magazine was widely available throughout Australia and New Zealand.
 
It was a reasonable size magazine, with the average length of each issue being 64 pages.
 
== Covers ==
 
<gallery caption="The Amstrad User">
 
Image:TAU 01.jpg|Issue 01
Image:TAU 02.jpg|Issue 02
Image:TAU 03.jpg|Issue 03
Image:TAU 04.jpg|Issue 04
Image:TAU 18.jpg|Issue 18
Image:TAU 19.jpg|Issue 19
Image:TAU 21.jpg|Issue 21
Image:TAU 22.jpg|Issue 22
Image:TAU 23.jpg|Issue 23
Image:TAU 24.jpg|Issue 24
 
</gallery>


<gallery caption="Coverpages of The Amstrad User">
<gallery caption="Coverpages of The Amstrad User">

Revision as of 22:12, 25 May 2008

The Amstrad User was published in Australia by Strategy Publications, with the first issue coming out in February 1985.

To start with it soley covered the Amstrad CPC range, but as more computers were introduced by Amstrad, it expanded to cover them all.

Eventually it would cover the CPC, PCW and PC range of Amstrad computers.

It was an independent publication, originally sourcing and writing all it's own articles and content from writers within Australian.

As this became more difficult with time, it set up agreements with Future Publishing and Database Publications to reprint content from their respective magazines - Amstrad Action and CPC Computing (formerly Computing with the Amstrad).

It had a fairly conventional layout and design and each issue included things like games reviews, type-ins, game cheats and letters to the editor.

The magazine was also available on tape for Amstrad CPC users, and it included any type-ins that were in that issue plus bonus material.

This was on a subscriber only basis and the tape was never directly sold with the magazine.

Through the mid to late 80's the magazine was widely available throughout Australia and New Zealand.

It was a reasonable size magazine, with the average length of each issue being 64 pages.

Covers

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