CU Amiga Magazine was a monthly computer magazine published by EMAP in the United Kingdom. The last issue was published in October 1998 when EMAP opted to close the magazine due to falling sales and a change in focus for EMAP. A computer is a machine designed for manipulating data according to a list of instructions known as a program. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... EMAP plc is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

History

CU Amiga Magazine's roots stretch as far back as October 1981 when under its original guise of Vic Computing the publication concentrated on the Commodore Vic-20. In 1983 the magazine was renamed to Commodore User and from this point included coverage of the new Commodore 64 (C64). As the years progressed the magazine became more computer games oriented and eventually dropped the legacy Vic-20 content. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... VIC-20 with accessories. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commodore User is a now defunct computer magazine for the Commodore computers, most famously the Commodore 64. ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... Close_up of C64 Commodore 64 (C64, CBM 64) was a popular home computer of the 1980s. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

By 1989 the C64 was covered by a lot of competing publications and a need to move forward was established. At this time the C64 was a significant player in the personal computer market but Commodore had already released a succeeding range in 1985 called the Amiga, which was followed by more models in 1987. As such, a transition name was used for the following few years, CU Amiga - 64. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore International, a West Chester, Pennsylvania based electronics company who was a vital player in the home/personal computer field in the 1980s. ... This article is about the year. ... The original Amiga (1985) The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced game console. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A new decade had arrived and with it a successor of the C64, the Amiga 500 (A500). The A500 was the little brother of an equally successful A2000 (aimed at businesses) and had successfully penetrated the home computer market. In 1990 CU Amiga - 64 dropped the "64" from its name and relaunched as CU Amiga. CU Amiga dropped all coverage of the C64 and concentrated on the new highly popular Amiga platform, which expanded to include: A3000, A500+, A600, A1200. A4000 and CD32. The magazine was hugely popular to the delight of EMAP. Missing image A500 The A500, also known as the Amiga 500, was the first low-end Commodore Amiga 16_bit multimedia home/personal computer model. ... The A2000, also known as the Commodore Amiga 2000, was the high-end Amiga personal computer that was released in 1987 at the same time as the low-end high-volume model A500. ... This article is about the year. ... The A3000, also known as the Commodore Amiga 3000, was a much more serious proposition to build a professional multimedia computer than the previous A2000 effort. ... The Commodore Amiga 500 Plus, (A500+) is a enhanced version of the original Amiga 500. ... The A600, also known as the Amiga 600 (codenamed June Bug after a B-52s song), was an Amiga personal computer launched in March 1992. ... The Amiga 1200, or A1200, was Commodore Internationals third-generation Amiga computer, aimed at the home market. ... The A4000, or Commodore Amiga 4000, was the successor of the A2000 and A3000 computers. ... The Amiga CD32 was a 32-bit CD-ROM based game console. ...

When 1994 came about it was obvious that the Amiga's popularity was in decline. CU Amiga had a final name change to help distinguish itself from other competing magazines in an increasingly small market, it became CU Amiga Magazine. In its remaining years under the control of editor Tony Horgan, the magazine became highly technical but also gained a professional edge. The final issue featured a memorable upside down cover with a foot imprinting on the logo. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

The magazine came to an end without the preceding page, staff or quality cuts that had afflicted some other Amiga magazines. CU Amiga Magazine's closure meant that the only remaining monthly Amiga newstand magazine was its closest rival, Amiga Format. Amiga Format was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future Publishing. ...

A year after CU's closure, in October 1999, the magazine Amiga Active was launched, which had several of the same staff and was competition for Amiga Format, which it ultimately outlived. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

External links

• CU Amiga Magazine
• The many faces of CU Amiga Magazine