Family Computing

Family Computing
Volume no. 1, Issue no. 1, September 1983
Volume no. 1, Issue no. 1, September 1983
Editor-in-chiefClaudia Cohl
FrequencyMonthly[1]
Circulation420,000 (1986-08-08)[2]
PublisherScholastic[3][4]
First issueSeptember 1983 (1983-09)
Final issueApril 2001 (2001-04)[5]
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.destinationsoho.com (Historical) Archived October 17, 2000, at the Wayback Machine
ISSN0899-7373

Family Computing was an American computer magazine published by Scholastic from the 1980s to the early 2000s. It covered all the major home computer platforms of the day including the Apple II, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, as well as the IBM PC and Macintosh. It printed a mixture of product reviews, how-to articles and type-in programs. The magazine also featured a teen-oriented insert called K-Power, written by Stuyvesant High School students called the Special-K's. The section was named after a former sister magazine which folded after a short run. This section was discontinued after the July 1987 issue as part of the magazine's shift toward home-office computing.

  1. ^ CHILDREN'S MAGAZINES FOR A COMPUTER AGE, By GLENN COLLINS, Published: September 10, 1983, NYTimes.com, Our magazine is primarily for parents, said Claudia Cohl, editor of Family Computing. Its 110 pages make it the heftiest of the new publications; the first issue of the magazine, published by Scholastic Inc., has just reached the stands. ... Family Computing , 730 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10003; $17.97 for 12 issues a year.
  2. ^ Burroughs Down To Agency Finalists, August 08, 1986, By George Lazarus, Chicago Tribune, Scholastic Inc.`s Family Computing magazine celebrates its third anniversary with its September issue, but the ``real celebration`` ought to be with its October issue. The magazine, which has more than doubled circulation since its start-up to 420,000, will be running its first ad ever from General Motors Corp. on the back cover of its October issue. This is a corporate ad placed by N.W. Ayer, which has the corporate account.
  3. ^ "There were 128 computer magazines being published in 1983," said Shirred Rhoades, who helped launch Family Computing for Scholastic, Inc.,... He said , "Dick Robinson, the chairman of Scholastic, went to a consumer electronics show, and he saw this new thing called a personal computer...So we launched Family Computing. Page 179, The Magazine Century: American Magazines Since 1900, By David E. Sumner
  4. ^ Scholastic Magazine to Go Private, October 23, 1986, LISA A. LAPIN, Los Angeles Times, The company also publishes Family Computing magazine, which has 410,000 subscribers.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference DestinationSoho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).