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This article contains a list of magazines distributed on cassette, floppy disk, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM — collectively referred to as disk magazines (or diskmags).

• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also

Alphabetical list

A

• Adventurer (ZX Spectrum, 1995–2004, Russian/English )
• El Afghano (IBM PC)
• Alive (Atari ST/Atari Falcon)
• Amber (IBM PC, 1998–1999)
• Amazine (Atari ST, 1992-1993)
• AMnews (Amiga, 1988–1989)
• AnotherMag (IBM PC)
• Apple Talk (Apple)
• Autark (IBM PC, 1996, English/German)

B

• Bad News (IBM PC, 1994–1996, English/Polish)
• Bain (IBM PC)
• Batsch (IBM PC, 1999, German)
• Beam (IBM PC, 1998–1999)
• Becanne (IBM PC)
• Belgian Scene Report (IBM PC)
• Big Blue Disk was a disk magazine published by Softdisk for IBM PC from 1986.
• Blackmail (IBM PC, 1993–1996, German)
• Budyn (IBM PC, 1996–2001, Polish/English)

C

• CD Gold (CD32/CDTV, 1993), commercial release and first known CD-ROM based disk magazine for the Amiga; produced by Goldtech with editorial support from Infinite Frontiers
• CD World (Amiga), CDTV, CD32, and Amiga CD-ROM systems; produced by Infinite Frontiers)
• Cee-64 Alive! (Commodore 64, relaunched as Commodore Cee (q.v.))
• Ceibe (IIBM PC, 1999–2000, Spain)
• Cheese (IBM PC, 1996–1997)
• Chromasette (TRS-80 Color Computer)
• CLI (IBM PC)
• CLOAD was a cassette and disk magazine for the TRS-80 which started in 1978. The magazine ran monthly and provided tapes by subscription. The magazine was named after the command to load a tape into the TRS-80.
• Compute!'s Gazette, originally announced as The Commodore Gazette, was a spinoff of Compute! for the Commodore 64.
• Contrast (IBM PC, 1994–1995)
• CooleR (IBM PC)
• Cows and Snakefights (Amiga)
• Cream (IBM PC)
• CURSOR (Commodore PET, 1978 to early 1980s)
• Cursor 64 (Commodore 64, early 1980s)

D

• Daskmig (IBM PC)
• Death (IBM PC)
• Defcon (IBM PC)
• Demojournal (IBM PC)
• DemoNews (IBM PC)
• Digital Chat (IBM PC)
• Digital Talk (Commodore 64)
• Disc, The (IBM PC) Beam Software, ca 1995-1996
• Disc Station (MSX, PC-9801, Windows 95, 1988–2000)
• Disk (Apple II, 1983; business-oriented)
• Disk Busters Association (DBA) Diskmagazine (Atari ST/Atari Falcon, 1991–1996)
• Disk Network (Apple II, c. 1983; geared to programmers)
• Disk User (BBC Micro, '80s)
• Diskazine (Apple II, 1982; geared to families)
• Diskworld (ISSN 0899-4838) (Mac, 1988–1993; relaunched as Softdisk for Mac (q.v.))
• Domination (Commodore 64)
• Dragon (IBM PC)
• Driven (Commodore 64, 1994–1995)

E

• European Top 20 (Amiga, 1992–1993)
• Evil (IBM PC)

F

• Fanzine (Amiga, Spanish)
• Fatum (IBM PC)
• The Final Frontier (Amiga), first disk magazine dedicated solely to Star Trek; produced by Infinite Frontiers
• Flash (IBM PC)
• Fleur (IBM PC)
• Floppyland (IBM PC, 1990s)
• Fluxus (Mac HyperCard-based)
• FutureView (Amstrad CPC)

G

• Game On (Commodore 64, 1988–1995)
• Gamer's Edge (IBM PC, 1990–1991)
• Gedan (Amiga, 1994–1995)
• Generation (Amiga)
• Genetic Dreams (Commodore 64, IBM PC)
• Golden Disk 64 (Commodore 64, 1988–1996)
• GURU (Amiga, 1990–1992, 2011–2012, Hungarian)
• GURU (Amiga, 1991–1993, Slovak)

H

• Hacker (IBM PC, 1996–1999, Russian, Croatian)
• Harm (Hellraiser's alternative Russian magazine) (IBM PC)
• Heroin (IBM PC, 1998, English)
• Hoax (IBM PC, 1992–1995, English)
• Hot-Mag (IBM PC, 1994–1995, German)
• Hugi (IBM PC, 1996–present, English, German and Russian)
• Hugi.GER (IBM PC, 2000–2005, German)
• HugiNews (IBM PC, 1998–2000, English)
• Hydrophobia (IBM PC, 1996–1997, Hungarian)

I

• I.B.Magazette (IBM PC, 1982–?)
• Image (IBM PC)
• Imazine (Amiga)
• Imphobia (IBM PC)
• Incube (IBM PC)
• Infinity (IBM PC)
• Input 64 (Commodore 64)
• Insomnia (Amiga)

J

• Jumpdisk (Amiga)
• Jurassic Pack (Amiga)

K

• Kelstar (Atari)
• Kendermag (IBM PC)
• Karmelia (Amiga)

L

• Lano (IBM PC)
• Launch (Microsoft Windows and Mac OS 7.1 up, late 1990s - early 2000s)
• Legend (IBM PC)
• Loadstar (ISSN 0886-4144) (Commodore 64, 1984–2010)
• Loadstar 128 (Commodore 128)
• Lookain Fanz (IBM PC)
• Luna (IBM PC)
• Lunchtime (Amiga and Acorn Archimedes, 1990–1996) (#1-Digital Dog Edition; #2 - Hamsters on the Prowl; #3 - Edward's Revenge; #4 - Yul Brynner's Memorial Toolshed; #5 - Wardrobe Racing for Foreigners; #6 - Danger: Unexploded Whippet)

M

• The Mag (IBM PC)
• Maggie (Atari ST, 1990-2000)
• Maggie (Atari ST, 1990-1995)
• Magic Disk 64 (Commodore 64, 1987–1993)
• Maniac Magazine (IBM PC)
• Marriage Connection (IBM PC, 1989; computer-aided activities for married couples)
• M*A*R*S (IBM PC)
• McDisk (Amiga)
• Megazin (Amiga)
• Mentor (IBM PC, c. 1983; mostly support programs for business software)
• MicroCode (IBM PC)
• Microzine (Apple II, c. 1983; geared to pre-teens)
• Miggybyte (Amiga, 1995–1997)

N

• Nautilus (Apple Macintosh)
• New World Order (IBM PC)

O

• Obligement (Amiga - diskmag between 1998 and 2005, website only since 2005)
• The Official Eurochart (Amiga)
• On Disk Monthly (IBM PC, 1991–1993; relaunched as Softdisk PC (q.v.))
• Ooze (IBM PC)
• Overshadow (Commodore 64, 1997–, Hungarian)

P

• Pain (IBM PC)
• Parrot (IBM PC)
• PC BusinessDisk (IBM PC, 1990–1991)
• PC Disk (IBM PC, c. 1983; mostly business)
• PC Disk Downunder (ISSN 1170-2737) (IBM PC; Australia/New Zealand adaptation of Big Blue Disk)
• PC Life (IBM PC, 1988)
• Platinum (IBM PC, German)
• Pornograffitti (Commodore 64, 1992-?, Canada)
• Pressure (Amiga)
• The Product (IBM PC)
• Pulse (IBM PC)

Q

R

• RAW (Amiga)
• Reality Check Network (IBM PC)
• Restless (IBM PC)
• ROM (Amiga)

S

• Satanic Rites (Amiga)
• Savage (IBM PC)
• Savage Charts (IBM PC)
• Saxonia (IBM PC)
• The Scene Post (IBM PC)
• Scene World Magazine (Commodore 64, Amiga, 2000–present)
• Scenedicate (Dreamcast, 2005–present)
• Scenial (IBM PC)
• Schwugi (IBM PC)
• Sex'n'Crime was a disk magazine for the demoscene of the Commodore 64 home computer. The magazine was published from 1989 to 1990 by Amok, a label of publisher Genesis Project, and mainly edited by anonymous writer OMG. The successor was titled Propaganda.
• Shine (IBM PC)
• Showtime (Amiga)
• Sinner (IBM PC)
• Skyline (IBM PC)
• Slonecznik (IBM PC)
• Smok (IBM PC)
• Smurffi (IBM PC)
• Sneaker (IBM PC)
• Soap (IBM PC)
• Softdisk (ISSN 0886-4152) (Apple II, 1981–1995)
• Softdisk for Mac (Mac, 1993–1998)
• Softdisk for Windows (Windows, 1994–1999)
• Softdisk G-S (Apple IIGS, 1989–?)
• Softdisk PC (IBM PC, 1993–1998)
• SoftSide (various platforms, early 1980s; disk/cassette companion to paper magazine)
• Speed (Amiga)
• Splash (IBM PC)
• Static Line (IBM PC)
• Stream CD-ROM Digizine (IBM PC)
• Subkult (IBM PC)
• Subliminal Extacy (ZX Spectrum)
• Suicide (IBM PC, German)
• Sunray (IBM PC)
• Syntax Error (IBM PC)

T

• TAP.MAG (IBM PC, 2000–2001, German)
• Terror News (Commodore Plus/4, 1990–1992, 2024; IBM PC, 1992–1997, Hungarian)
• Testimony of the Ancients (IBM PC)
• Total Disaster (IBM PC)
• Totem (IBM PC)
• Trashcan (Amiga, 1995–1999, Spanish, English)
• Trip! (IBM PC)
• Trip 2 Hell (IBM PC)

U

• Undercover Magascene (Atari ST) (merged with Alive Disk Magazine in 2000, but re-animated in 2001)
• Underground News (Commodore 64, 1990-1994 - Canada)
• Upstream (Amiga)
• UpTime (various platforms, 1984–1990)
• El Usuario (IBM PC; Latin American adaptation of Big Blue Disk)

V

• Vagina (IBM PC)
• Vandalism (Commodore 64)
• Versus (IBM PC)
• Vision (Commodore 64, 1993–1996)
• Vixel (VIC-20, early 1980s)
• The Voice (IBM PC)
• v.O.L.V.o (IBM PC)

W

• What (IBM PC)
• WildMag (IBM PC, 2000–2001, German)
• Window (Apple II, 1982; educational)
• Worldcharts (IBM PC)
• Wrotki (IBM PC)

X

• X-Ray (IBM PC)

Y

• Yahoo (IBM PC)
• Yonga (IBM PC)

Z

• Zeitenwanderer (IBM PC, German)
• ZINE (Amiga, IBM PC from issue #12)

See also

• Covermount
• Cassette magazine

References

1. "Interview with Def KLF". Atari Legend.
2. L. R. Shannon (27 October 1987). "Peripherals; New Look of Magazines". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
3. "Project: CD32 - CD Gold".
4. Dobson, Dale. "Games from the Trash: The History of the TRS-80". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
5. ^ Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2013). Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution. The Seeker Books. ISBN 9780979346811.
6. Bagnall, Brian (2006). On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore. Variant Press. p. 283. ISBN 9780973864908.
7. "RG::Maggie()". rg.atari.org.
8. "ROMs Atari ST - Atari ST - Diskmags". Planet Emulation.
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10. "ROMs Atari ST - Diskmags". ROM Packs.
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12. ^ Tamás, Polgár (17 April 2016). Freax: The Brief History of the Computer Demoscene. CSW-Verlag. ISBN 9783941287976.

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