''MacUser'' was a monthly computer magazine published by

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in the United States, while the UK edition was published by

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History and profile

''MacUser'' started publication in late 1985 as a four-color monthly and contained general interest Mac articles. In 1986 the magazine was acquired by Ziff Davis. It had reviews and regular columns for novice and experienced users with a more humorous view of the Macintosh world than other publications of the time. Games were reviewed and well as business and

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. A unique feature, not available in other publications, was the inclusion of about 250 capsule reviews in each edition. The initial cover price was $3.50 with an annual subscription of $23 per year or $42 for two-years. In 1997, the publication was absorbed into ''

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'' as ''Macworld, incorporating MacUser'' (a name reflected subtly on the magazine's Table of Contents page) reflecting a consolidation of the

-owned ''MacUser'' magazine into the

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-owned ''Macworld'' within the new Mac Publishing joint venture between the two publishers.

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{{Reflist Monthly magazines published in the United States Defunct computer magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1985 Magazines disestablished in 1997 Macintosh magazines 1985 establishments in the United States

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