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Magazine about computers published from 1981 to 1985
expanding and increasingly popular field of personal computing. Popular Computing aimed to "demythologize" personal computing with accessible coverage on
Popular_Computing
Computer magazine published in the UK
Popular Computing Weekly was a computer magazine in the UK published from 1982 to 1990. It was sometimes referred to as PCW (although that abbreviation
Popular_Computing_Weekly
1980 video game
Retrieved February 1, 2020. Miller, David (July 5, 1984). "Power Pills". Popular Computing Weekly. p. 29. Retrieved February 1, 2020. "1981 Arcade Awards" –
Pac-Man
1982 home computer
1983, p. 83. "Timex Sinclair 2068 - RTO - Computer - Computing History". The Centre for Computing History. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024
ZX_Spectrum
British computer manufacturer
Centre for Computing History. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Whytehead, Chris. "Master Turbo". Chris's Acorns. The Centre for Computing History
Acorn_Computers
American information technology magazine
April 29, 2012. "Computerworld's 2015 forecast predicts security cloud computing and analytics will lead IT spending". Forbes. Retrieved March 26, 2017
Computerworld
British video game developer
16 March 2025. "Odin Computer Graphics - Company - Computing History". "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 34. Sunshine Publications. 23 August 1984
Odin_Computer_Graphics
1985 video game
from Melbourne". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 22. 31 May 1985. p. 1. Retrieved 21 June 2024. "Commodore Show". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 4
The_Way_of_the_Exploding_Fist
1986 video game
Computer Entertainment. Arkanoid was the first game to enter the Popular Computing Weekly Hall of Fame, in 1987. In 1997, Electronic Gaming Monthly editors
Arkanoid
Video game company active from 1980 to 1985
"Special Feature: Happy Birthday!". Popular Computing Weekly. 1 May 1987. pp. 14–18 (18). "Top Sellers". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 33. Sunshine Publications
Bug-Byte
8-bit home computer introduced in 1982
InfoWorld. Vol. 5, no. 46. Popular Computing Inc. p. 23. ISSN 0199-6649. Anderson, John J. (March 1984). "Commodore". Creative Computing. p. 56. Retrieved February
Commodore_64
1986 video game
Megagames". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 33. Sunshine Publications. 16 August 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 9 September 2021. "Imagine phoenix". Home Computing Weekly
Brataccas
British video game company
Home Computing Weekly. No. 84. Argus Specialist Publications. 16 October 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 9 September 2021. "Megagame for QL". Popular Computing Weekly
Psygnosis
American journalist (born 1951)
1983). "Telecomputing". Popular Computing. 2 (6). McGraw-Hill, Inc.: 68. Levy, Steven (April 1984). "Micro Journal". Popular Computing. 3 (6). McGraw-Hill
Steven_Levy
January 1986. p. 54. "Sinclair retains clear market lead in 1985". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 5, no. 6. February 6, 1986. Morrison, Mike (1994). The
1985_in_video_games
1984 video game
stated preferences for Sabre Wulf. Popular Computing Weekly 1984. Computer and Video Games and Popular Computing Weekly wrote on the game's difficulty
Sabre_Wulf
Translator of computer source code
Microcomputer Users. Special section: Computer compatibility. Vol. 3, no. 22. Popular Computing, Inc. p. 19. ISSN 0199-6649. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01
Source-to-source_compiler
1987 video game
Popular Computing Weekly. No. 22. Sunshine Publications. 5 June 1987. p. 51. Retrieved 28 January 2023. "New Releases: Spectrum". Popular Computing Weekly
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
Barbarian:_The_Ultimate_Warrior
American tech and social media commentator
reporter on Long Island. In 1996, Ulanoff became the online editor at popular computing magazine, HomePC, and whilst there launched AskDrPC.com and KidRaves
Lance_Ulanoff
1986 video game
best flight games he had ever played up to that point. John Cook of Popular Computing Weekly concluded that the game was not a bad effort, and recommended
Top_Gun_(1986_video_game)
British video game publisher
original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009. "BT games". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 42. Sunshine Publications. 18 October 1984. p
Telecomsoft
Computer hardware technology that uses quantum mechanics
information in quantum computing, the qubit (or "quantum bit"), serves the same function as the bit in ordinary or "classical" computing. However, unlike a
Quantum_computing
1984 video game
in your home!". Popular Computing Weekly. February 19, 1987. p. 16. Yie Ar Kung-Fu at MobyGames Yie Ar Kung-Fu at SpectrumComputing.co.uk Article of
Yie_Ar_Kung-Fu
1982 video game
final runway approach. The ZX81 version received positive reviews. Popular Computing Weekly said "No words can do justice to this most elegant of programs
Flight Simulation (Psion software)
Flight_Simulation_(Psion_software)
1984 video game
"Line Graphics". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 25. 21–27 June 1984. p. 57. 3D Tank Duel at MobyGames 3D Tank Duel at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
3D_Tank_Duel
Defunct American software company
InfoWorld - The Newsweekly for Microcomputer Users. Vol. 6, no. 14. Popular Computing, Inc. pp. 80–83. ISSN 0199-6649. Retrieved 2015-02-10. "Novell and
Digital_Research
British video game developer
with the help of Heibert. An advertisement placed in the magazine Popular Computing Weekly caught the attention of Mastertronic, a British software publisher
Codemasters
1984 video game
named the 1984 game of the year by the Golden Joystick Awards and Popular Computing Weekly readers. Though it was not the first isometric 3D video game
Knight_Lore
Processor card for the Apple II
Thom (March 3, 1981). "Microsoft's Z80 SoftCard". InfoWorld. 3 (4). Popular Computing: 20–21. ISSN 0199-6649. "Apple II Softcard CP/M Reference". Retrieved
Z-80_SoftCard
1983 video game
Twitter. ZX Computing review of Arcadia Computer & Video Games review of Arcadia Popular Computing review of Arcadia page 1 Popular Computing review of
Arcadia_(video_game)
1983 video game
"Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 48. Sunshine Publications. 1 December 1983. p. 70. Retrieved 23 July 2021. "Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. No
Bugaboo_(The_Flea)
1979–1991 home computer series
Electronics Show; Creative Computing presents the Short Circuit Awards". Creative Computing. Vol. 9, no. 3. Ahl Computing. p. 50. ISSN 0097-8140. Archived
Atari_8-bit_computers
Wandering remote worker
move during the day before camping at night. Roberts was featured in Popular Computing magazine; the magazine referred to him as a "high-tech nomad". The
Digital_nomad
1983 video game
Popular Computing Weekly. No. 35. Sunshine Publications. 1 September 1983. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2023. "Century collapses". Popular Computing Weekly
Hunchback_(video_game)
Overview of hardware branded by Microsoft
Apple Breakthru". Compute!. p. 6. Retrieved 25 October 2013. "Z-80 Board Puts CP/M on Apple". InfoWorld. 2 (6). Popular Computing: 3. April 28, 1980
Microsoft_hardware
1985 video game
Popular Computing Weekly. No. 11. Sunshine Publications. 13 March 1986. p. 35. Retrieved 9 March 2023. "They Sold a Million 3". Spectrum Computing. Retrieved
Rambo_(1985_video_game)
Programmable machine that processes data
of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. In his work
Computer
8-bit microprocessor
1976; it played an important role in the evolution of early personal computing. It was designed to be software-compatible with the Intel 8080, offering
Zilog_Z80
Former British video game developer
Crystal Computing, later renamed Design Design, was a British video game developer founded in 1982 by Chris Clarke and Ian Stamp while students at the
Crystal_Computing
1983 video game
88-92. Retrieved 17 February 2023. "Bug-Byte loses claim to fame". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 49. Sunshine Publications. 8 December 1983. p. 5. Retrieved
Manic_Miner
British computer magazine (1981–88)
magazine". The launch editor was Duncan Scot, who went on to edit Popular Computing Weekly. It offered support across a wide range of computer formats
Your Computer (British magazine)
Your_Computer_(British_magazine)
Publishing. 26 January 2017. pp. 58–61. "Computing Games published by Superior Software Ltd at the Centre for Computing History". Superior Interactive website
Superior_Interactive
1984 video game
Cassette Inlay". "News Desk: Exploding Fist tops Gallup 1985 charts". Popular Computing Weekly. March 20, 1986. p. 4. McFerran, Damien (June 11, 2020). "Two
Super Punch-Out!! (1984 video game)
Super_Punch-Out!!_(1984_video_game)
1986 beat 'em up game
joystick control, calling it natural and responsive. Duncan Evans of Popular Computing Weekly wrote that film-based games "often don't live up" to the source
The Karate Kid Part II: The Computer Game
The_Karate_Kid_Part_II:_The_Computer_Game
Personal computer sold in Britain
"Go east young man". Popular Computing Weekly. p. 15. Retrieved 30 March 2021. "Acorn shoots itself in foot". Popular Computing Weekly. 10 November 1983
Acorn_Electron
1985 video game
rating in Sinclair User, a 4-star rating in Popular Computing Weekly, and a 5-star rating in ZX Computing. Crash awarded it 70% in its "Frontline" strategy
The_Rats_(video_game)
Home video game console
UK: Imagine Publishing: 50–55. ISSN 1742-3155. "Ariola Sega link". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 5, no. 37. September 11, 1986. p. 6. "News". Computer
Master_System
1983 maze video game
Personal Computer News, Chris Adam-Smith of ZX Computing, and reviewers for Games Computing and Home Computing Weekly all positively noted this feature as
Mined-Out
British video game programmer
Tactics". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 20. Sunshine Publications. 19 May 1983. p. 50. Retrieved 23 July 2021. "Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. No
Don_Priestley
1986 video game
game difficult and concluded that it was "pretty boring" overall. Popular Computing Weekly considered the game "Professional enough in execution" and
Cobra_(video_game)
Software house division of Thorn EMI
hardware". Spectrum Computing. "Snodgits at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware". Spectrum Computing. "Special Delivery
Thorn_EMI_Computer_Software
Video game genre
2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021. "Special Feature: Happy Birthday!". Popular Computing Weekly. May 1, 1987. pp. 14–18 (18). "Way of the Exploding Fist".
Fighting_game
American video game developer and publisher
(PDF). Intellectual Property Office. October 21, 1999. "Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. Sunshine Publications. August 11, 1983. Archived from the
Edge_Games
1983 video game
was below Imagine's usual standards and Simon Lane, reviewing for Popular Computing Weekly, criticised the game's difficulty, saying that it was "consequently
Zip_Zap
1982 video game
ZX Computing. United Kingdom. October 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 7 September 2016. Bridge, Tony (3 March 1983). "Sinclair's little mascot". Popular Computing
Shaken_but_Not_Stirred
Computer magazine
be confused with the earlier magazine named Personal Computing (also called Personal Computing – The Magazine), published by Hayden Publishing, which
PCMag
1982 video game
ZX Spectrum Book Allt om Hemdatorer (Swedish) Popular Computing Weekly - Jan 06, 1983 Popular Computing Weekly - Dec 22, 1983 Happy Computer - Aug, 1984
Hungry_Horace
1986 video game
Superior". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 23. Sunshine Publications. 5 June 1986. p. 5. Retrieved 18 May 2023. "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 21
Thrust_(video_game)
Category of cloud computing
the main business model for computing, and cluster computing enabled multiple computers to work together. Cloud computing emerged in the late 1990s with
Software_as_a_service
Linux Foundation project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation founded in 2015 to support cloud-native computing. It was announced
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud_Native_Computing_Foundation
Environment in which a piece of software is executed
components of a computing platform may be obfuscated under layers of abstraction, the summation of the required components comprise the computing platform.
Computing_platform
Northern Irish snooker player (1949–2010)
Snooker". Centre for Computing History. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025. "Spin-Off". Popular Computing Weekly. 18 July
Alex_Higgins
American writer and scientist (1933–2017)
"Coming Up". Popular Computing. 3 (5). McGraw-Hill, Inc.: 222. March 1984. Pournelle, Jerry (December 1985). "Micro Revolution". Popular Computing. 5 (2).
Jerry_Pournelle
Class of microcomputers
was a standard for a home computing architecture that was intended and hoped to become a universal platform for home computing. It was conceived, engineered
Home_computer
British software publisher
Popular Computing Weekly. No. 40. Sunshine Publications. 4 October 1984. p. 68. Retrieved 23 July 2021. "Taskset". "Max Headroom". Popular Computing Weekly
Quicksilva
1985 Microsoft operating system version
16, 2022. O'Regan, Gerard (2016). Introduction to the history of computing: a computing history primer. Switzerland. p. 220. ISBN 978-3-319-33138-6. OCLC 953036113
Windows_1.0
Computer sold by Olivetti in 1983 using the Intel 8086 CPU
(1985-10-14). "6300 Plus Launched By AT&T". InfoWorld. Vol. 7, no. 41. Popular Computing, Inc. pp. 1, 8. ISSN 0199-6649. Archived from the original on 2020-02-10
Olivetti_M24
in a specific topic of computing. Amiga Action (United Kingdom) (discontinued) Amiga Addict (United Kingdom) Amiga Computing (United Kingdom, United
List_of_computer_magazines
and application programs. The SPICE Toolkits are available for most popular computing platforms, operating systems and compilers. Extensive documentation
SPICE (observation geometry system)
SPICE_(observation_geometry_system)
Compiler transforming or optimizing already-compiled code
Microcomputer Users. Special section: Computer compatibility. Vol. 3, no. 22. Popular Computing, Inc. p. 19. ISSN 0199-6649. Retrieved 2020-01-15. […] "Unless you
Binary_recompiler
Computing involving interactive systems
development. Physical computing is used in a wide variety of domains and applications. The most commonly known examples of physical computing are Arduino and
Physical_computing
British video game developer (born 1966)
were selling games via small advertisements in magazines such as Popular Computing Weekly. Soon they were earning more money than their father, who helped
David_Darling_(businessman)
Former UK video game label
"News". Home Computing Weekly. No. 121. Argus Specialist Publications. 16 July 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 12 July 2021. "Edventures". Home Computing Weekly. No
Piranha_Software
1983 video game
"Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 25. Sunshine Publications. 21 June 1984. p. 58. Retrieved 28 June 2022. "Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. No
Chuckie_Egg
Any computer program for end-user use
utility software. Application software represents the user-facing layer of computing systems, designed to translate complex system capabilities into task-oriented
Application_software
1984 video game
"Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. Sunshine Publications. 6 December 1984. p. 98. Retrieved 12 January 2022. "Top 10". Popular Computing Weekly. Sunshine
Booty_(video_game)
1986 video game
1987, p. 12. Pappas 1986, p. 90. Computer Entertainer 1986, p. 12. Popular Computing Weekly 1986. The Video Game Update 1986, p. 14. Electronic Gaming
Solaris_(video_game)
Advanced interactive shell for Python
parallel computing. IPython is a NumFOCUS fiscally sponsored project. IPython is based on an architecture that provides parallel and distributed computing. IPython
IPython
British video game programmer
original games on mobile platforms. "Bug-Byte loses claim to fame". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 49. Sunshine Publications. 8 December 1983. p. 5. Retrieved
Matthew Smith (games programmer)
Matthew_Smith_(games_programmer)
British video games developer
Cosmic Cruiser, 1984 BC Bill, 1984 "Imagine in hands of receiver". Popular Computing Weekly. 19 July 1984. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008
Imagine_Software
Virtualisation software
(1985-10-14). "6300 Plus Launched By AT&T". InfoWorld. Vol. 7, no. 41. Popular Computing, Inc. pp. 1, 8. ISSN 0199-6649. Archived from the original on 2020-02-10
Merge_(software)
British home computer of the early 1980s
Computer. Laine, Joe (November 11, 1982). "Ace Goes Back To School". Popular Computing Weekly. Smith, Tony (September 21, 2012). "The Jupiter Ace: 40 years
Jupiter_Ace
Study of computation
and databases. In the early days of computing, a number of terms for the practitioners of the field of computing were suggested (albeit facetiously) in
Computer_science
1985 video game
to Ultimate Play the Game's most recent releases. Chris Jenkins of Popular Computing Weekly opined that the game's interior visuals looked like "featureless
Nightshade_(1985_video_game)
scurrying out of R&D labs". InfoWorld. Vol. 4, no. 18. Berkeley, CA, USA: Popular Computing, Inc. pp. 10–11. ISSN 0199-6649. Retrieved 2015-08-26. Markoff, John
Mouse_Systems
1985 video game
a normal rating from 1 to 5 stars. "Advert for Monty on the Run". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 40. Sunshine Publications. 3 October 1985. p. 23. Retrieved
Monty_on_the_Run
1984 video game
ISSN 1604-7982. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. "Practical Computing". Practical Computing. 8: 100. 1985. "Frontier: Elite II official page". 2007. Archived
Elite_(video_game)
Date and time from which a computer measures system time
In computing, an epoch is a fixed date and time used as a reference from which a computer measures system time. Most computer systems determine time as
Epoch_(computing)
Centralized computing is computing done at a central location, using terminals that are attached to a central computer. The computer itself may control
Centralized_computing
1987 video game
while comparing it favorably to Ikari Warriors. Duncan Evans of Popular Computing Weekly reviewed the Master System port, rating it 89% and considering
Time_Soldiers
Quantum Computing company
Atom Computing Inc. is a quantum computing company headquartered in Berkeley, California with a commercial operations facility in Boulder, Colorado. The
Atom_Computing
1986 video game
"Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 20. Sunshine Publications. 15 May 1986. p. 54. Retrieved 27 October 2022. Batman at SpectrumComputing.co.uk Batman
Batman_(1986_video_game)
Video game developed by Soft Option
unsatisfying game." "Spectrum Computing - ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware". "A right Charlie". Home Computing Weekly. United Kingdom. 4 June
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1985 video game)
Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_(1985_video_game)
1982 video game
Chess". Popular Computing Weekly. p. 12. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Elder, Ray (1983-03-08). "Which ZX81 programs are best?". Home Computing Weekly. pp
1K_ZX_Chess
1986 video game
33. ISSN 0262-5458. Moss, Andy (26 December 1986). "Horror story". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 5, no. 1. Sunshine Publications. p. 17. ISSN 0265-0509
Friday the 13th: The Computer Game
Friday_the_13th:_The_Computer_Game
British company, 1979–1996
2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025. "Management Buy-Out at Thorn EMI". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 47. Sunshine Publications. 21–27 November 1985
Thorn_EMI
events in the history of computing from 1990 to 1999. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. "Vision for the Future"
Timeline of computing 1990–1999
Timeline_of_computing_1990–1999
computing—both in its theoretical underpinnings (e.g., George Boole's Boolean algebra) and its practical application, including the first computing device
Video games in the United Kingdom
Video_games_in_the_United_Kingdom
2024-04-02. "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. Vol. 6, no. 12. Sunshine Publications. 20 March 1987. p. 16. "Bongo - Software - Game - Computing History". www
List_of_Commodore_16_games
1982 video game
13, 1984, p.27 Wall Street Journal, July 18, 1984, p.23 "Popular Computing". Popular Computing. Vol. 4, no. 1–4. McGraw-Hill. 1984. p. 29. I spoke to an
Transylvania_(video_game)
POPULAR COMPUTING
POPULAR COMPUTING
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Familiar; Popular
Boy/Male
Muslim
Familiar, Popular
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Venkateswara
Boy/Male
Muslim
Accepted, Popular
Boy/Male
Arabic
Popular; Famous
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Popular
Boy/Male
Indian
Accepted, Popular
Girl/Female
Indian
Popular
Boy/Male
Muslim
Accepted, Popular
Boy/Male
Hindu
Popular, Renown
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Famous; Popular
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a poplar tree.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Popular
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Popular Around
Boy/Male
Indian
Grace
Boy/Male
Tamil
Parishrut | பரீஷà¯à®°à¯à®¤
Popular, Renown
Parishrut | பரீஷà¯à®°à¯à®¤
Girl/Female
Tamil
Popular
Girl/Female
Biblical Greek
Popular.
Girl/Female
Greek
Popular.
Girl/Female
Indian
Popular
POPULAR COMPUTING
POPULAR COMPUTING
Boy/Male
Indian
Cotton ginner
Girl/Female
Muslim
Patience, Endurance, Passion
Male
Egyptian
, King of Pizattikhurunpi.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Swedish
Praised; Jewish; Woman of Judea; From Judea
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Name of a River
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : variant of Neal.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Poor, Need, Humble, Stranger
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Netherlands, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Protection; Will-helmet; Will; Desire; Bright
Boy/Male
British, English, Hindu, Indian, Modern, Telugu
Full of Life; Beautiful Soul; Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
Baby Krishna, Infant Krishna
POPULAR COMPUTING
POPULAR COMPUTING
POPULAR COMPUTING
POPULAR COMPUTING
POPULAR COMPUTING
a.
Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.
a.
Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
a.
Of or pertaining to pills; resembling a pill or pills; as, a pilular mass.
a.
Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as, modular arrangement; modular accent; modular measure.
a.
Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.
a.
Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.
a.
Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.
pl.
of Papula
a.
Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption.
a.
Popular; famous.
n.
A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus), and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance.
n.
Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.
n.
A popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel.
adv.
In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity reported.
n.
The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white poplar.
a.
Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.
n.
The white poplar (Populus alba).
n.
Populace.
a.
Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.
a.
Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.