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In article <BuDL56.HwD@cs.dal.ca>,
pomakis@ug.cs.dal.ca (Keith Pomakis) writes: 
> Hi.
> 
> I am planning on subscribing to a computer magazine, but I'm having trouble
> deciding which magazine to subscribe to.  I own a 486DX PC, so I'm obviously
> interested in getting articles, software reviews, etc., on the subject of PC
> computers.  However, I'm also interested in receiving news and info on other
> systems such as Mac, Unix, etc.
> 
> I find that most of the magazines I see on the shelf are 90% advertisements and
> software/hardware reviews.  I would like to subscribe to a magazine that
> actually contains some good articles.  I want to know what's happening out
> there.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> ---
> Keith Pomakis
> pomakis@ug.cs.dal.ca

If you're interested in diverse small computers (including Unix supermicros)
probably Byte would be a good choice.  It has faded some from past glory, now
devoting a lot of space to advertising and buyers' guide reviews for business
applications, but they have two advantages over something like PC Magazine:

1. Coverage of a variety of hardware platforms.  PC's seem to be covered
most.

2. Coverage of general technical developments, both hardware and software.
I learned here about Pascal, Lisp, Smalltalk, and a lot of other software
tools before they became popular.  They also have very good hardware technology
articles.  Regular stuff about new microprocessors, LAN technologies, you
name it.

BYTE should be available on newsstands in the .ca domain.

-- regards, S Pacenka, Cornell Univ.
(no association with Byte, beyond being a reader since the 1970's)