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Computing With The Amstrad - Australian Edition

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Computing with the Amstrad (CWTA) was published initially in Australia by Strategy Software in Glen Waverley, Victoria (this had nothing to do with Strategy Publications next door in Mount Waverly, Victoria that produced [[The Amstrad User]]) who then by early '87 moved to Blackmans Bay, Tasmania and later (July '87 - [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:CWTA-AE-Jul87Page66.jpg hence no June issue due to takeover delays]) by Planet Publications Pty Ltd (still in Blackmans Bay, TAS) with the first issue coming out in August 1986 at $3.60 per issue. This magazine was available in Australia, New Zealand, across the South Pacific and even South Africa.
This magazine The magazines format was essentially an exact a clone of the British version of [[Computing with the Amstrad]], except for some program listings, advertisements, suppliers and pricing - this was all local. Agreements were setup with Database Publications in the UK in order to reproduce all of the content. Even the British covers were used - although usually a few months later.
In June 1987 the British version became known as Computing with the Amstrad CPC (as there was a magazine produced called [http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:CWTAPCWMag.jpg Computing with the Amstrad PCW] - also by Database Publications). The Australian version didn't follow suit and remained as CWTA.
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