Your Spectrum
Your Sinclair, issue 1, January 1986
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| Editor | Roger Munford (1984-85) Kevin Cox (1985-87) Teresa Maughan (1987-89) Matt Bielby (1989-91) Andy Ide (April–November 1991) Andy Hutchinson (1991-92) Linda Barker (1992-93) Jonathan Nash (May–September 1993) |
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| Categories | Computer magazines |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | January 1984 (as Your Spectrum) |
| Final issue — Number |
September 1993 93 |
| Company |
Dennis Publishing Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0269-6983 |
Your Sinclair, or YS as it was commonly abbreviated, was a British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum.
The magazine was launched in January 1984 as Your Spectrum by Sportscene Specialist Press, later renamed to Dennis Publishing in April 1987.
Initially, it was published bimonthly, changing to monthly in June 1984. With the January 1986 issue, the title was relaunched as Your Sinclair, with the intention of expanding coverage of the QL into the main magazine (previously, QL User had been a pull-out section within the magazine), and any future computers produced by Sinclair. However, the magazine remained focused almost entirely on the ZX Spectrum games scene.
In 1990, the magazine was sold to Bath-based Future plc, and the April 1990 issue was the first to be published by the new company. That issue's news section contained a feature on the move, which jokingly suggested that Future had intended to buy a Sinclair C5 and had ended up buying the magazine by mistake.
It folded in September 1993, after the commercial life of the Spectrum ended and the magazine had fewer than 40 pages per issue. A 94th issue, a retrospective on the magazine, was published in 2004 and given away free with Retro Gamer magazine. It featured interviews with notable writers and reviewers, a four-page memoir written by former staff writer Phil South, and several new reviews and tips, keeping the style of the original magazine throughout.
The magazine introduced a unique writing style, inspired by launch editor Roger Munford and expanded upon by subsequent editors and writers. Influences can be found in titles ranging from Private Eye to Viz. Towards the end of the magazine's life, and particularly under the editorship of Jonathan Nash, the style was further influenced by magazines YS had itself inspired, in particular Amiga Power and fanzine The Thing Monthly.
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