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Family Computing
''Family Computing'' was a U.S. computer magazine published during the 1980s by Scholastic, Inc.. It covered all the major home computer platforms of the day including the Apple II series, Commodore Vic 20 and 64, Atari 8-bit family as well as the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh. It printed a mixture of product reviews, how-to articles and type-in programs. The magazine also featured a teen-oriented insert called K-Power, written by Stuyvesant High School students called the Special-K's. The section was named after a former sister magazine which folded after a short run. In January 1998 Scholastic sold the title to Freedom Technology Media Group, which published the magazine until the April, 2001 issue.
The magazine was notable in the early days for the wide variety of systems it supported with type in programs, including such "orphaned" systems as the Coleco Adam and TI 99/4A long after other magazines discontinued coverage. There was also a spinoff TV show on Lifetime hosted by Larry Sturholm,〔(Apparel Design Software 1984 ), ''I got a lot of press at the time for designing clothes using a computer, and was interviewed for a segment on a TV show called FAMILY COMPUTING.'', Lifetime, Family Computing, No. 423, 28.06, MTI Studios, Perlmutter,INc./Scholatic,Inc. 1984-12-12〕 of which at least 26 episodes were produced.〔("CHILDREN'S BOOKS COMPANY MAKES TV MARK" ) By STEPHEN FARBER, ''The New York Times'', January 21, 1985〕
Another section of the magazine was contributed by Joey Latimer and dealt with music related themes.〔(Joey Latimer Archives )〕〔(Joey Latimer History ), ''In 1983 I was one of the founding editors of Family Computing Magazine and K-Power for Scholastic, Inc. My game, music, and utility programs were featured in The Programmer section of Family Computing.''〕 This mostly amounted to BASIC program listings that would play some sort of tune on the computer platforms covered by the magazine.
After the North American video game crash of 1983 the magazine began to change its focus toward the burgeoning home office movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s, initiating coverage of non-computing products such as fax machines and office furniture. Article topics began to include ideas for starting a home-based business and time management tips. The title was changed, first to ''Family & Home Office Computing''〔(Magazine Gets A Name Change ), October 09, 1987, Chicago Tribune, ''Family Computing magazine changed its name to Family & Home-Office Computing with the October issue. An ``Editor`s Note`` from editor-in-chief Claudia Cohl says the new name ``reflects the editorial direction of our magazine for the past year or two.`` The magazine is 4 years old.''〕 and finally to just ''Home Office Computing''〔(Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry ), By David E. Sumner, Shirrel Rhoades, Page 9, ''Scholastic used positioning gurus Jack Trout and Al Reis to help plot a step-by-step transition from Family Computing to Family & Home Office Computing to finally simply Home Office Computing. This editorial adjustment followed a shifting marketplace.''〕 with ever-diminishing coverage of home computing topics.
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