Fired up the Maximum PC magazine app on my iPad last night for the first time in ages. It confirmed what I'd suspected: publication ceased as of last April.

Once they stopped releasing a printed edition in 2023, the writing was on the wall. I subscribed to the digital version for another year, but it wasn't the same.

Maximum PC was a fun and informative magazine with unique content. Thumbing through its pages with that new print smell is a treasured memory from a bygone era. #MaximumPC

Maximum PC Issue #7 March 1999 Cover Art

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Maximum PC April 2002 Magazine Cover

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Man, I sure do miss #boot / #MaximumPC magazine.

Hell, I miss magazines. And bookstores. And bookstores that sold magazines. 😂

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The era of computer magazines has sadly drawn to a close. Here I reminisce on this topic a little,

https://bytecellar.com/2023/12/23/the-era-of-american-computer-magazines-has-drawn-to-a-close/

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So very sad to me. Maximum PC magazine (previously known as "boot") is no longer in print. Before I setup my gaming PC it kept a Mac user aware of the PC state of the art. Since building one, it was even more useful.

My thing was, I'd buy an issue at an airport every time I flew - a few issues a year. That was enough. They're all on the shelf, past 20 or so years. I looked in every mag stand in my Memphis trip we just finished - no one had it. Then, I searched on the issue. :-/

Online, but no print issues. #pcgaming #pc #tech #MaximumPC #pctech #magazines #computers

I remember spending a lot of time drooling over this very ad as a wee lass.

I wanted that desktop so badly. Still do. 😋🥵

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#Pentium4

The true sequel to Tron.

I love this game and all its ridiculousness. :)

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