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#Computer Pictures R.I.P.

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#160917From: bruce gorenMar 25, 1995 9:14 PM

All, I just got a letter from Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc. alerting me that they are suspending publication of Computer Pictures magazine. I'll be very sad to see this one disappear ! Bruce N. Goren

#160925From: Tim c BrananMar 25, 1995 9:28 PM

There goes my free subscription… maybe that is why they are suspending publication. They called me up and offered it to me.

#160938From: Paul MinniMar 26, 1995 1:20 AM

<<< Computer Picures suspending publication… >>> That's sad to hear. I just have some issues dating back to '87. I just took a look at a couple, they brought back some exciting memories… It was a much better mag back then, at least to me. Today I can do most of the stuff I dreamed about doing then in my living room. Makes you wonder what another eight years will bring… Paul

#161003From: bruce gorenMar 26, 1995 5:14 PM

Paul, I can beat that, I just checked the dusty archives and found my oldest Computer Pictures is the May/June issue from 1983 . That's volume 1 issue 3. Full page back cover ad for IMAGES from Computer Graphics Lab, Celco was using frames from TRON to hawk thier film recorders, and Bosch-Fernseh announces the introduction of the FGS-4000 in the equipment news section ! Bruce N. Goren

#161070From: Paul MinniMar 27, 1995 2:23 AM

Bruce, <<< Bosch-Fernseh announces the introduction of the FGS-4000 in the equipment news section ! >>> In 1983 I spelled computer graphics Apple][ and used graphics software by Beagle Bros. BTW, what file format is the full text version of your Pennelo review? I dl'ed it but couldn't open it. I examined the file but couldn't tell what program wrote it. Thanks, Paul

#161072From: bruce gorenMar 27, 1995 2:43 AM

Paul, It should be just plain old ASCII.TXT, I didn't even ZIP it so people could read it online if they wanted to. I'll DL and see if it's been corrupted. Bruce

#161075From: bruce gorenMar 27, 1995 2:57 AM

Paul, I have DL'd PNLO.TXT from Lib-1 and it seems to be okay. I had no trouble viewing it using Tapcis or Xtree in DOS and Notepad from within Windows 3.1 Bruce

#161599From: Paul LempkeMar 29, 1995 6:19 PM

Bruce, Now you have me trying to remember what that mag was called before it was Computer Pictures! Back in the late 70's it was the only periodical covering computer graphics from companies like Magi etc. Now what was it called . . . -Paul