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quoting poor sales and a difficult economic climate for newsstand titles. At the time of closing, it was the second most popular monthly technology title in the UK, with an audited circulation figure of 54,069 Its last issue, dated August 2009, was published on 8 June 2009. This final issue made no
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During a brief period in 2001, the magazine was (effectively) sold as 'PCW' as part of a major overhaul of the magazine design and content, but this abbreviation was dropped from the cover after just a few issues. The content also reverted from having been a bit more consumer electronics focused to
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The magazine underwent a major reader marketing push in 1992, resulting in its circulation figure rising from a middle-ranking 80,000 to more than 155,000 at a time when personal computing was becoming hugely popular thanks to
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mention of its being the last one, and advertised a never to be published
September issue. Subscribers were offered the option of a refund, or transferring their subscriptions to
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clones flooding the market. PCW battled with rivals
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594:"Colour is an Apple II"
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113:Personal Computer World
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357:return to its roots.
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241:(book reviews), the
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366:Ben Tisdall
330:PC Magazine
309:Windows 3.1
159:Amstrad PCW
72:Final issue
64:First issue
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457:2008-06-10
429:References
297:trade fair
255:Screenplay
239:Bibliofile
231:Benchtests
223:Guy Kewney
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423:Macintosh
324:PC Direct
293:BBC Micro
247:Checkouts
229:section,
227:Newsprint
104:0142-0232
75:June 2009
56:Frequency
841:V3.co.uk
830:Websites
579:Archived
299:held in
271:Sinclair
186:Apple II
174:Croatian
139:PET 2001
135:Apple II
127:computer
90:Based in
21:PC World
750:on the
676:25 June
412:Windows
384:Closure
351:DVD-ROM
165:History
124:British
80:Country
59:Monthly
347:CD-ROM
336:PC Pro
313:IBM PC
301:London
235:Subset
211:IBM PC
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