->  RJT> remember that I never quite got the whole way through it.  They were
->  RJT> about the size of phone books in those days.   

->  These days they're a *lot* thinner, but they're coming with a
-> CD-ROM that presumably contains the ads.  I haven't bought one in the
-> new format.  Has anyone else here?

I subscribe but haven't recieved the version containing the Cd yet. And
I just recieved the December Issue last week.



->  There's booms and busts in any sub-genre of magazines over the
-> years.  A pity that survivorship through the bust cycle isn't more
-> directly related to quality.

 Lately it seems it has ben mosltly busts. 4 or 5 of the Computer
Magazines I used to read regualrly are now GONE. In fact I am recieving
Time magazine for 7 months as the result of one of them Very Recently
disappearing.

 I mostly enjoy PC World and Computer Shopper. Computer Shopper orr the
Ads, Which are less and less as the magazine shrinks. And I find the
Comparisions in Computer World quite informantiave..
Now for some Reqal Hard Core Testing and comments one needs to check
sopme of the Web Sites. I have found Tom's Hardware(NO relation) to be
quite good and detailed on what they review.
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