FamilyPC
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FamilyPC was a monthly computer magazine published from 1994 to 2001. The collaboration between Walt Disney Publishing and Ziff-Davis was a brainchild of Jake Winebaum
. The magazine was notable for its "Family Testers", who were sent products to review. Near the end of the magazine's existence, the concept of Family Testers was foregone, and staffers wrote the reviews, much like other computing magazines.
The magazine itself covered a wide varieties of topics that applied to families. It would cover and review hardware based upon who it was meant for, it would handle many tech support issues. And even though it did have PC
in the title, it also contained articles and reviews for the Apple Macintosh regularly.
In software, it tended to cover education software, further going into Edutainment
software, applications, and creativity tools. It also would cover games, though they tended to be extremely popular or very family safe. The exception would be the annual gaming issue they would do. Though they always did some of this before, after the Columbine High School massacre
they began to say which age group the game was appropriate for and an explanation of any violence contained in the game.
Towards the end of the 20th century, they did more and more on E-Commerce and places to shop online where one could save money.
Ziff-Davis shut down the magazine in 2002. When FamilyPC was discontinued, Ziff-Davis switched FamilyPC subscribers to PC Magazine
.
Jake Winebaum
Jake Winebaum is an American entrepreneur. Winebaum is the founder of FamilyFun magazine, Business.com, and co-founder of and .- Early life :...
. The magazine was notable for its "Family Testers", who were sent products to review. Near the end of the magazine's existence, the concept of Family Testers was foregone, and staffers wrote the reviews, much like other computing magazines.
The magazine itself covered a wide varieties of topics that applied to families. It would cover and review hardware based upon who it was meant for, it would handle many tech support issues. And even though it did have PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
in the title, it also contained articles and reviews for the Apple Macintosh regularly.
In software, it tended to cover education software, further going into Edutainment
Edutainment
Edutainment is a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse.-Overview:...
software, applications, and creativity tools. It also would cover games, though they tended to be extremely popular or very family safe. The exception would be the annual gaming issue they would do. Though they always did some of this before, after the Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12...
they began to say which age group the game was appropriate for and an explanation of any violence contained in the game.
Towards the end of the 20th century, they did more and more on E-Commerce and places to shop online where one could save money.
Ziff-Davis shut down the magazine in 2002. When FamilyPC was discontinued, Ziff-Davis switched FamilyPC subscribers to PC Magazine
PC Magazine
PC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
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