Electronics Today International
| Categories | Electronics, computers |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | April 1971 |
| Final issue — Number |
April 1990 20 (4) |
| Country | Australia, United Kingdom |
Electronics Today International or ETI was a magazine for electronics hobbyists and professionals.
Originally started in Australia in April 1971, ETI was published in the UK in 1972. From there, it expanded to various European countries, including France (where it was started in November 1972) and over to Canada.
It was one of the first magazines to publish circuit diagrams for building homebrew computer systems. They also published a monthly series of articles for their "system 68" microcomputer based on the Motorola 6800 Microprocessor, most of them written by John Miller-Kirkpatrick, the dozen or so articles described in detail how to build a M6800 based microcomputer, including a VDU. In that sense it was one of the first computer magazines.
ETI was launched by Modern Magazines, a publisher of specialist magazines based in Rushcutters' Bay, Sydney. The magazine was started at the suggestion of Kim Ryrie (later of Fairlight CMI fame), the electronics-enthusiast son of Colin Ryrie, who owned the publishing company, but who died in a boating accident the following year. They hired Collyn Rivers (ex de Havilland Propellers and General Motors Research) as editor. Collyn's initial research indicated that the publication would only be financially viable if it could be published in at least two countries. This recommendation was accepted. The magazine then set up a development laboratory to produce designs for publications in all future editions. Whereas most other magazines in this market relied on designs submitted by freelance amateur designers, ETI's editor could commission cutting-edge designs from the in-house laboratory, which was run to professional standards by Barry Wilkinson. It is believed that it was, in part, the quality of these designs which set ETI apart for its competition, and ensured its success, initially in Australia and then in overseas markets. Collyn Rivers states that what assisted the magazine's success was having a long established and very high quality competitor in Electronics Australia. He is on record as saying that 'whilst I visualised ETI as being very different, Electronics Australia always remained by far our most serious competitor worldwide.'
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