Run (magazine)

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Run

Editor	Dennis Brisson
Staff writers	Tim Walsh Lou Wallace Ellen Rule Beth Jala Tony Branter Robert Rockefeller Arnie Katz John Ryan Walt Latocha
Frequency	Bi-monthly
First issue	January 1984
Final issue Number	November/December 1992 Issue #94, volume 9 number 6
Company	IDG Communications
Country	United States
Language	English
ISSN	0741-4285

Run (stylized as RUN) was an American computer magazine published monthly by IDG Communications with its first issue debuting in January 1984. Bi-monthly publishing began in June/July 1990 (issue #78, volume 7 number 6), and went on until the magazine folded in November/December 1992 (issue #94, volume 9 number 6).^[1] In its heyday, Run's monthly circulation was in the 200,000–300,000 range. Folio, the trade journal of the magazine industry, rated it as the second fastest-growing U.S. magazine of 1985.

The magazine contained articles about Commodore 8-bit home computers and peripherals, as well as reviews on available software packages for the computers. In addition, every issue featured several type-in programs written in BASIC and/or machine language. The magazine's name came from the BASIC command "RUN", which started execution of the computer's program, presumably typed in from the magazine.

The front cover was originally accented by a logotype reading "RUN", with each letter placed on a key button resembling those used on the C-64. In June 1987 the keys were removed and the font became italicized with rounded letters.