Hacking Europe by Gerard Alberts & Ruth Oldenziel

Author:Gerard Alberts & Ruth Oldenziel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer London, London

Most published blueprints had more practical purposes. Due to the high costs and shortage of peripherals, interfaces, and connecting cables, homemade peripherals and hardware modifications were popular in Poland. The frequency of articles instructing how to make a hardware modification with little knowledge of soldering illustrates the popularity of such practices.35 Bajtek also published content for potential users, with advice on the choice of computers depending on personal interests and needs. Every issue published the price list of computers available in Poland, along with current prices in West Germany and the UK. The topic of mass software piracy was often discussed, the editors claiming that nothing could be done in the absence of proper copyright protection legislation and legal software retailers. Despite such discussions, every issue contained dozens of classified advertisements for computer studios.

Bajtek’s editors never stopped expressing their aim to promote “serious” scripts despite the proportion of the magazine devoted to computer games. This was the most popular section as in a 1988 reader survey, 60 % of respondents claimed they read it regularly.36 Shortly after 1989, confronted with the harsh rules of the free market, Bajtek had to become profitable. The editorial team simply established Top Secret, a new commercial title, and the first Polish computer games magazine. It became very popular in the early 1990s and played a significant role in gaming culture. At the same time Bajtek quickly lost its popularity to new magazines targeting users of specific platforms, especially Amiga.37

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