Windows Sources was a magazine by ZDNet. It focused on product reviews rather than 'how to,' and it lasted from 1993[1] – c. 2001.[2]
In 1997 Ziff-Davis Inc. appointed Frank Quigley as the publisher of the magazine.[3] The magazine was later renamed Windows Pro.[4] The headquarters was in New York City.[1] Patrick Norton ran the hardware reviews section. Carlos Carrillo was the Assistant Editor and ran the shareware reviews section.
History
[edit]In 1993, the same year that Windows Sources began, its parent company, Ziff-Davis also acquired a pair of magazines: one focused on "on computer video games" and the other "directed at parents of children who are computer users."[5] Neither of these nor Windows Sources were among Ziff Davis's top three earners.[6]
In 1996, when Ziff made available online "11,000 reviews from the last 18 months of Ziff-Davis magazines"[7] Windows Sources was one of the top 3 in what was searchable. In 1997 they published "Microsoft Word 97 for Windows Superguide."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Windows sources". WorldCat. OCLC 915928795. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ David Strom (June 2, 1999). "Windows Sources: 3 eCommerce Suites Reviewed (1999)".
The departed Windows Sources magazine from the original Ziff empire was a fun...
- ^ "Ziff-Davis Names New Publisher of Windows Sources Magazine". PR Newswire. May 30, 1997. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Windows Sources". Strom. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Ziff-Davis Acquisition". The New York Times. August 18, 1993.
- ^ Geraldine Fabrikant (September 9, 1994). "For a Ziff Sale, Spit and Polish and Good Timing". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ziff's 'Computer Shopper' To Bow On Web With Netbuyer". Advertising Age. September 9, 1996.
- ^ Microsoft Word 97 for Windows Superguide. Ziff Davis. 1996. ISBN 978-1-5627-6503-3.