_{Cover of the July 1985 issue of PC World}

PC World was one of two PC magazines that really dominated in the 1980s and 1990s (the other being PC Magazine). The July 1985 issue includes:

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The DOS Drivers - DOS 3.10 had just recently been released and this article takes a look at Microsoft's future plans for DOS including new networking features and more.

PC World Advanced Users Quiz - If you know things such as what the default disk drive is, which CPU the PC AT uses, and what a bootstrap loader is then you might be a PC expert.

Review

Inside Modems - A look at internal 1200bps modems for the PC. Models reviewed here include the Qubic PC212A 1200, Cermetek Info-Mate 212PC, Microcom Era 2, Bizcomp Intellimodem XL, IDEA-Comm 1200, Novation Smart-Cat Plus, AST Reach!, and Hayes 1200B. Prices range from $149 to $549, however, lower priced models often had difficulty interoperating with other brands at high speeds.
Corona at the Speed of Light - A review of the Corona LP-300 laser printer.

Better and True BASICs - A look at two new BASIC implementations, including TrueBASIC and True BASIC.

_{Table of Contents from the July 1985 issue of PC World}

PCjr World

The PCjr Survival Kit - IBM announced and end to the production of the PCjr in March 1985. This article provides advice for finding PCjr software, peripherals, service and support.

State of the Art

Advanced Screening - A look at the latest in flat screen technology including LCDs, plasma, EL, and flat CRT technology.

Hands On

Fraternizing With Framework - A detailed look at Framework, widely considered to be the first all-in-one office suite for the PC.

Transfer of Power - A look at creating menuing systems with Keyworks.

_{Table of Contents from the July 1985 issue of PC World (continued)}

Departments

David Bunnell -How to become an advanced PC user.

REMark - The rise and fall of the PC's founder, Don Estridge. He was responsible for bringing IBM into the consumer world with the PC but also responsible for disasters such as the PCjr.

John C. Dvorak - Large companies vs. small in the PC world.

Letters - Letters from readers about IBM advertising, parking hard drives in portable computers, accounting software, data management, and more.

_{Back cover of the July 1985 issue of PC World}

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ph1102 18 days ago (edited)

That's an interesting "blast from the past"! 😃

Corona LP-300 laser printer

Wow! Laser printers in those days were like gold! I remember installing drivers and working with dot matrix printers in the '90s!

Are those your photos? I mean, did you collect PC World magazines in the past?

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darth-azrael 18 days ago

I do have a few issues of PC World but not this particular one. These images came from archive.org (https://archive.org/details/pcworld).

Laser printers seem expensive now but they were really expensive then with most costing well over $1000. Even dot matrix printers could be expensive but I had a pretty cheap one for my Commodore 64.

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