Computer magazines are about computers and related subjects, such as networking and the Internet. Most computer magazines offer (or offered) advice, some offer programming tutorials, reviews of the latest technologies, and advertisements.
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Mathematics of Computation established in 1943, articles about computers began to appear from 1946 (Volume 2, Number 15) to the end of 1954. Scientific journal.
Digital Computer Newsletter, (1949–1968), founded by Albert Eugene Smith.
Computers and People, (1951–1988), was arguably the first computer magazine. It began as Roster of Organizations in the Field of Automatic Computing Machinery (1951–1952), and then The Computing Machinery Field (1952–1953). It was published by Edmund Berkeley. Computers and Automation held the first Computer Art Contest in 1963 and maintained a bibliography on computer art starting in 1966. It also included a monthly estimated census of all installed computer systems starting in 1962. In 1973 name changed to Computers and Automation and People, and finally in 1975 to Computers and People.
AFIPS conference proceedings (AFIPS Joint Computer Conferences) (1952-1987).
ACM National Conference proceedings (Proceedings of National Meetings) (1952, 1956-1987, 1997)
IEEE Transactions on Computers from 1952, scientific journal.
Computing News (1953–1963), was an early computer magazine produced by Jackson W. Granholm out of Thousand Oaks, California. The first documented copyright was applied for on September 1, 1954, for issue #36. The magazine was released on the 1st and 15th of each month, which places issue #1 at March 15, 1953. The last documented release was issue #217 on March 15, 1962.
Journal of the ACM from 1954, scientific journal.
Datamation from 1957, was another early computer and data processing magazine. It is still being published as an ePublication on the Internet. Futurist Donald Prell was its founder.
Information and Computation from 1957, scientific journal.
IBM Journal of Research and Development from 1957, scientific journal.