Common Sense Update: System Pricing and Microcomputer Magazines Available to Purchase

Looking back at the first and third “Common Sense Microcomputing” articles, we can see the changes a year has brought. Personal computers are cheaper and more powerful; some of 1984's brand names have disappeared, while new brands and “generic computers” have emerged. Microcomputer magazine publishing has not yet stabilized; and many magazines have gone on enforced diets. The author comments on changes in the personal computer industry over the past year and details some specific changes in system availability and pricing. He then reevaluates a few microcomputer magazines.