Australian Personal Computer
Encyclopedia
APC is a computer magazine in Australia
. It is published monthly and comes with a cover-mounted DVD
of software. The magazine is published by ACP Magazines Limited, which is one of the companies in the PBL Media
group.
According to the current editor, Tony Sarno, APC remains the personal computing magazine of choice for IT professionals and "power-users" (APC, June 2004, P10). The tagline on the front of the magazine is "high performance personal computing" which APC uses as its point of distinction from other computing titles published in Australia
, such as PC User
which targets beginner-medium users, and Atomic which targets gamers/modders.
APC was first published in May 1980 by Sean Howard
and is the longest running computer-magazine in Australia.
The magazine also has a website, which publishes daily technology news (separate to what's in the printed magazine, with very few exceptions).
Editors of APC:
APC first included a cover CD on its September 1996 issue. On its December 2004 issue, APC switched to DVD instead of CD and was the first IT publication in Australia to do so.
It is currently edited and produced by Peter Dockrill, who has worked on it since April 2008.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is published monthly and comes with a cover-mounted DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
of software. The magazine is published by ACP Magazines Limited, which is one of the companies in the PBL Media
PBL Media
Nine Entertainment Co. is a media company owned by CVC Asia Pacific.Originally a 50/50 joint venture with Consolidated Media Holdings, in June 2007 PBL announced that it would sell a further 25% to CVC for A$ 515 million...
group.
According to the current editor, Tony Sarno, APC remains the personal computing magazine of choice for IT professionals and "power-users" (APC, June 2004, P10). The tagline on the front of the magazine is "high performance personal computing" which APC uses as its point of distinction from other computing titles published in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, such as PC User
PC User
PC User is an Australian general computer magazine, published by Australian Consolidated Press. It was first published in 1990 and is issued monthly. It is Australia's best selling computer magazine, with over 350,000 readers and 60,000 copies sold each month...
which targets beginner-medium users, and Atomic which targets gamers/modders.
APC was first published in May 1980 by Sean Howard
Sean Howard
Sean Howard is an Australian entrepreneur, founder of OzEmail, at one time Australia's largest Internet company.In the 1980s Howard developed the email service, Microtex. He also founded Australian Personal Computer, Australia's top-selling computer magazine. In 1988 he became an original investor...
and is the longest running computer-magazine in Australia.
The magazine also has a website, which publishes daily technology news (separate to what's in the printed magazine, with very few exceptions).
Staff
APC's staff journalists are:- Melanie Farr (Deputy Editor)
- Peter Dockrill (Web Editor)
- Conrad Bem (Notebook Hunter Editor)
- Nick Race (Reviews Editor)
- Troy Coleman (Art Director and Journalist)
Editors of APC:
- Tony Sarno (2004–current)
- David Flynn (2001–2004)
- Nathan Taylor (2000)
- Helen Dancer (1999–2000)
- Steven Fear (1998–1999)
- Jeremy White (1994–1998)
- Maryanne Phillips (1992–1994)
- Cathy Kennedy (1989–1992)
- Jeremy Horey (1985–1989)
- Sean HowardSean HowardSean Howard is an Australian entrepreneur, founder of OzEmail, at one time Australia's largest Internet company.In the 1980s Howard developed the email service, Microtex. He also founded Australian Personal Computer, Australia's top-selling computer magazine. In 1988 he became an original investor...
(1980–1985)
Cover disc
APC has a cover-mounted DVD each month containing a variety of software, which typically includes sample code, programs demonstrated in the magazine's Workshop pages, instructional videos, trial versions of new software and game releases and three to four “full-working versions” of programs that are no longer current editions.APC first included a cover CD on its September 1996 issue. On its December 2004 issue, APC switched to DVD instead of CD and was the first IT publication in Australia to do so.
It is currently edited and produced by Peter Dockrill, who has worked on it since April 2008.