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were moved to CU when the former closed in July 1995 and provided games coverage for CU readers. "THE ONE AMIGA you have known and loved is not dead, but It has changed somewhat. The previous writers and publishers have moved on to better things, and the magazine now lies in entirely new hands, at
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was launched in October 1983 with an initial preview issue in June 1983. Initially the magazine contained information about in-depth computer information of its time, such as programming tutorials, machine code features, and business software reviews. The first issues were produced and written by
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editor Dennis Jarrett, writer and future editor Bohdan Buciak, and editorial assistant Nicky Chapman. Features were written by a range of contributors, and the issue sizes grew rapidly from 64 to 96 pages.
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until the final issue in February 1990.Game coverage began to appear by the second issue. This consisted of a small section called Screen Scene from issue three.In 1985, the
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became more popular. The amount of technical coverage decreased as gaming coverage increased. The circulation began to rise, and
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The first 12 issues of Commodore User were published by Paradox Group until October 1984; thereafter publishing was handled by
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had a final name change to help distinguish itself from other competing magazines in an increasingly small market. It became
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To establish that the magazine content was changing to include the Amiga platform, the magazine changed its title to "
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s closure meant that the only remaining monthly Amiga newsstand magazine was its closest rival,
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the March 1990 issue. The magazine gained circulation as a result of the internationalization.
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produced more color through the magazine. At the height of the C64's success,
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was launched. It had several of the same staff and was competition for
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In late 1994, the Amiga's popularity was declining.
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removed the "64" from its name and relaunched it as
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