When in Germany ….
Some days ago I was in Cologne (Germany) for visiting the wonderful Christmas Markets. While in a large bookshop I was very happy to find these two magazines: The special …
Radio Electronics 1973 – Paia 2700 DIY synth
In 1973, Radio Electronics (magazine) published a series of articles for building your own modular synthesizer, created by John Simonton. This DIY project resulted in the Paia 2700 synthesizer, which …
Patchcord – A German synthesizer interest group
In our pile of vintage documentation we found this interesting magazine called ‘Patchcord‘. This seems to be a magazine supporting the works of the interest group for synthesizers in German …
Electronics & Beyond (Maplin magazine)
Electronics – The Maplin Magazine” and, later, “Electronics & Beyond” was a hobbyist and experimenter magazine published between 1980 and early 2002. It was published by Maplin Electronics, a retailer …
Popular Electronics
Popular Electronics was created in 1954 by Ziff-Davis for an audience of electronics hobbyists and experimenters. It soon became the “World’s Largest-Selling Electronics Magazine”. The circulation was 240,000 by 1957 …
Electronics and Music Maker
About Electronics & Music Maker Originally published by Maplin Publishing (yes, for Maplin Electronics Ltd), featuring music-themed electronic hobby projects (presumably intended to sell more electronics!), then renamed Glidecastle Ltd …
Practical Electronics
Practical Electronics (PE) was a UK based magazine, published by IPC Magazines limited. The first issue was in november-december 1964. In 1992 it merged with Everyday electronics. The magazine featured …