PC World (June 1983)

PC World was one of the first and longest running magazines dedicated to the PC. It was also one of the best. The June 1983 issue includes:

PC World (June 1983)

PC World (October 1990)

If you were a PC user in the 1980s and 1990s and wanted a good PC specific magazine, it was hard to go wrong with PC World. The October 1990 issue includes:

PC World (October 1990)

PC World (February 1993)

By 1993, PC World was pretty ubiquitous. You could find it in grocery stores, book stores, etc. It was probably the most popular magazine dedicated to PC compatible computers. I bought my first PC in 1993 several months after this issue hit the stands. The February 1993 issue of PC World includes:

PC World (February 1993)

PC World (October 1997)

PC World was probably the most popular PC specific magazine in the U.S. and the late 1990s was still pretty early days of the Internet (at least in terms of widespread public access). To me, the 1990s to the early 2000s will always be the golden age of the PC. The October 1997 issue of PC World includes:

PC World (October 1997)

PC World (February 2013)

By 2013, PC World was a shadow of its former self. In fact, the last issue would be published in August ending a 30 year run. The February 2013 issue includes:

PC World (February 2013)

PC World (June 1988)

In the 1980s, there wasn't much of an Internet to speak of so you got pretty much all of your computer related info from magazines. Hence the large size of what was probably the most popular PC specific magazine with this one coming it at about 400 pages. Contents for the June 1988 issue includes:

PC World (June 1988)

PC World (October 1985)

PC World was one of the first major PC dedicated magazines. Unlike other early magazines like Byte and Compute!, it exclusively covered the PC. The October 1985 issue includes:

PC World (October 1985)

PC World (October 1996)

The mid 1990s was an exciting time for the PC industry. PCs were rapidly being adopted with nearly everyone having one by 2000. The Internet was just becoming mainstream and that's the biggest part of what drove adoption. The October 1996 issue of PC World includes:

PC World (October 1996)

PC World (September 1990)

PC World was one of the most popular PC specific magazines for a long time throughout a good portion of the 1980s, the 1990s, and well into the 2000s. The September 1990 issue includes:

PC World (September 1990)

PC World (May 1988)

PC World was probably the most popular computer magazine from the late 80s until it ceased publication. It shrunk considerable in later years but it the late 1980s it still had large issues with this one coming in at nearly 340 pages. The May 1988 issue includes:

PC World (May 1988)

PC World (October 2001)

PC World was one of the most popular PC specific magazines for decades. The magazine began life in March 1983 and the last issue was published a little over 30 years later in 2013. It was still going strong in 2001 and the October 2001 issue includes:

PC World (October 2001)

PC World (March 1993)

PC World was probably the dominant PC specific magazine in 1993 and 1993 was also the year I bought my first "PC", replacing my Commodore 64. The March 1993 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (March 1993)

PC World (July 1995)

PC World was probably the post popular PC magazine through most of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The July 1995 issue includes:

Source: PC World (July 1995)

PC World (April 1996)

Though I was never really a subscriber to PC World, I did get the occasional issue over the years. It was probably the best general magazine dedicated to the PC though I preferred Maximum PC which came along a little later. The April 1996 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (April 1996)

PC World (November 1984)

As far as mainstream PC specific magazines go, PC World was probably the best. I preferred Maximum PC but that one was a little more specialized. Plus it came along more than 20 years after this issue. 1984 was still early days for the PC and PC magazines. The November 1984 issue includes:

Source: PC World (November 1984)

PC World (December 2007)

As far as mainstream PC specific magazines go, PC World was probably the best. I preferred Maximum PC but that one was a little more specialized. Though it would eventually become watered down with other tech products (TVs, phones, etc.), that kind of stuff was only really just starting to creep in in 2007. The December 2007 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (December 2007)

PC World (November 2011)

PC World was probably the most successful mainstream PC magazine in the U.S. PC Magazine was another but I don't think it lasted as long. By 2011 things were going downhill though as the page count was getting pretty light, especially when compared to its peak. Also, there was a lot of non-PC coverage with two out of the three features in this issue being about phones and TVs. The November 2011 issue includes:

Source: PC World (November 2011)

PC World (November 2004)

PC World was still going strong in the early 2000s with issues weighing in at well over 200 pages. This issue from November 2004 is about 236 pages and includes:

Source: PC World (November 2004)

PC World (November 1988)

PC World was probably the best general PC specific magazine (though I preferred Boot/Maximum PC when it came along much later). The late 1980s and early 1990s were probably peak for PC World, at least in terms of page count. The November 1988 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (November 1988)

PC World (April 2010)

By 2010 PC World and computer magazines in general were already in a state of decline. The Internet was taking over. PC World still had some decent content but the page court was barely over 100 pages. The April 2010 issue includes:

PC World (April 2010)