PC Prois one of severalcomputer magazinespublished monthly in theUnited KingdombyFuture plc.Its headquarters is inLondon.[3]PC Proalso licenses individual articles (or even the whole magazine) for republication in various countries around the world - and some articles are translated into local languages.[citation needed]as of 2006[update],it claimed to be the biggest-selling monthly PC magazine in the UK.[4]
 Cover of the November 2024 issue | |
| Editor | Tim Danton[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Computer magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 24,232 Jan-Dec 2016 |
| Founded | 1994 |
| First issue | November 1994 |
| Company | Future plc[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | British English |
PC Prois promoted as a magazine for "IT professionals, IT managers andpower users."[citation needed]It is a fairly 'rounded' magazine as it contains information on many different aspects of IT (such as cheap hardware, extreme hardware, software, business, home, retailers) rather than just one of these areas like many UK PC magazines. While it is primarily Windows-focused, it does contain some open source andApplecontent.
The magazine was launched in November 1994.[5][6]The website was launched in December 1996. On 3 June 2015Dennis Publishingrelaunched the PC Pro website asAlphr.[7]The magazine continued to operate under the PC Pro brand, with the two publications occasionally sharing content but otherwise serving different audiences with bespoke content.
Each issue used to come with a cover disc – either a CD in the £4.49 version or a DVD in the £5.99 edition. The CD contained complete commercial software products (usually older versions) and commercial software trials. The DVD contained these and also a selection of applications which featured in every issue. These regular applications are usuallyfreewareoropen source.
The issue of cover discs has been superseded by downloadable software accessible via a 'bonus software code' printed on the spine of each issue.
ThePC Proteam also publish a weekly podcast available on the Magazine website and on theiTunes Store.
In February 2001 they reissued, with new artwork, a free copy of the controversial "Area 51: The Alien Interview"DVD.
Future acquired Dennis Publishing and its computing division includingPC Proin 2021.[8]
Current contributors
edit- Tim Danton
- Barry Collins
- David Court
- Darien Graham-Smith
- Jonathan Bray
- Mike Jennings
- Jane McCallion
- Sasha Muller
- Nicole Kobie
- Stewart Mitchell
- Jon Honeyball
- Davey Winder
- Lee Grant
- Steve Cassidy
- David Crookes
- Rois Ni Thuama
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Contact Us".Retrieved16 January2017.
- ^"Country Life owner buys Dennis Publishing in £300m deal".the Guardian.16 August 2021.
- ^Caroline Taggart (2010).Writer's Market 2010: Make Money Writing.F+W Media. p. 638.ISBN978-0-7153-3529-1.
- ^"PC Pro Magazine".PC Pro.Retrieved16 January2017.
- ^Internet Archive copy of news release;date mentioned half-way down page, inAbout PC Prosection
- ^"Magazine launches in 1993, 1994 and 1995".Magforum.Retrieved24 September2023.
- ^"Dennis Publishing launches Alphr – a fresh take on technology".Dennis Publishing.Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2015.Retrieved16 January2017.
- ^"Country Life owner buys Dennis Publishing in £300m deal".the Guardian.16 August 2021.Retrieved18 September2021.