I agree but I was making a compasion with BYTE (I can not spell it's full tital) in 1989 when it was as think as "Computer Shopper" but with about %60 less advertising.
On 21 Dec 2009, at 11:30, Mark Rogers wrote: > On 21/12/09 11:13, Steve Tompkins-MacQueen wrote: >> I used to subsribe to BYTE when it was thick and under £2 but it changed and >> become thin and incresed it's price and so I on longer even look for it. >> > > I'm not sure magazine thickness is a valid discriminator; you can pick > up a magazine like Computer Shopper and yes it is thick, but it's 90% > (probably more) advertising. There is much less advertising in a Linux > mag, so unless its the ad's you're after it's not a useful measure. > > However, I agree that magazines are expensive and there are better ways > to spend the money, particularly when money is tight. Little of what you > find in a magazine cannot also be found online! > > -- > Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 > Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
