Editor'sNotesThis is the 81st issue of COMPUTE!, an effort now in its ninthyear. Writing the "Editor'sNotes" for all of those years hasbeen a fascinating challenge.When you add to this the 43issues of COMPUTEI's Gazette(through January 1987), and afew assorted odds and endssuch as Home and EducationalComputing, COMPUTEl's PC &PCjr Magazine, COMPUTEl's Apple Applications Special, and another special issue here andthere, you discover a quiltworkof topics that extend backthrough much of the history ofthe home and consumer computingindustry.The topic for this issue is ahighly personal one. This is mylast set of notes as Editor inChief of COMPUTE!. Beginningnext issue, Richard Mansfield,presently Senior Editor andsoon to become Vice Presidentand Editorial Director, will takeover the task of providing editorial leadership, and "Editor'sNotes," for all of COMPUTE!Publications. Richard has beenvery much a part of COMPUTE!and its vision and voice since hejoined us in 1981.My own relationship withCOMPUTE!, as founder, President, Chief Executive Officer,and finally Editor in Chief, hasbeen in a state of beneficial evolution since we sold the company to the American BroadcastingCompanies in 1983. As my relationship has evolved, so too hasthe industry, and our presentmarketplace is far stronger thanit was even two years ago. Iremain very much a part of theABC Consumer Magazines/COMPUTE! Publications effort,and will continue to lend myvoice and experience to thiscompany. At the same time, mydiminishing involvement in theday-to-day activities of the company and its management willallow me the time to explorenew horizons—a challenge Ican only look forward to.COMPUTE! and ABC Publishing share a long tradition ofcustomer enthusiasm and loyalty. We are at the forefront ofproduct introductions that continue to keep us and our readersat a pace with the evolution ofour industry. We were amongthe first of the publishinghouses to commit to the validityand future of the home computer market, and you havenever let us down. While wehave been occasionally sharp inprint over the ebbs and flows ofcertain manufacturers and theirproducts, we have enjoyed along and pleasant vantage pointon this industry. When I wrotemy very first COMPUTE! editorial, a company called Atari, Inc.had just introduced its first computers. Single-board computerswere big. And Ohio Scientificwas threatening to become oneof the biggest players in the industry. Commodore had introduced a computer with a "real"keyboard (the CBM) and a thenincredible32K of memory. Thetop magazines in the industryhad names like Kilobaud, Micro,Creative, Recreational Computing, and others. Only a fewremain.From the very first issue ofthis magazine, we've had aunique relationship with you,our readers. You've been supportive; you've encouraged;you've sometimes grown angry,but usually for the best of reasons: We were late deliveringyour issue, or we stepped on thetoes of your particular computermanufacturer. In all candor, Icannot imagine an industry witha more vital and resourcefulreadership than an industrysuch as ours. We have readers/authors from ages 8-<strong>80</strong>, from allover the world, who are shapingthe face of this industry and ourfuture, and opportunities likethat simply don't happen veryoften. Personal computing is ahighly individual revolution,and its publishing shape andpractices have in many ways reflected that.So, I guess that's it. Withthis last editorial (oh, perhapsI'll write a guest one or so nextyear) I'd like to send a very personal thank-you to each and every one of you, our readers.Until next time, enjoy yourCOMPUTE!.Robert C. LockFounder, Editor in ChiefA COMPUTEI February 1987
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