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The CPC's longest-running fanzine and user group, WACCI was based in Britain and catered mostly for serious users.
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The CPC's longest-running fanzine and user group, WACCI was based in Britain and it catered mostly for serious users.
  
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Its acronym has never been satisfactorily explained.
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Its acronym has never been satisfactorily explained although the official WACCI explanation was that it stood for World Amstrad Computer Club International. [[Jeff Walker]], who was the original founder, said he always thought the name would be good for a magazine and that he used it without any intention of it being an acronym at all. In [[Amstrad Addict]]'s "The WACCI days of the CPC" article, published in 2023, the next editor [[Steve Williams]] said:
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'''What about the name?'''
  
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According to [[Jeff Walker]], who was the original founder.
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''WACCI'' was meant to stand for the Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club International which, if you think about it, didn't really make much sense. Surely Worldwide means International so why is it in the name twice? Well, because Jeff once told me that the anachronism initially stood for Walker's Amstrad Computer Club International but he swore me to secrecy so we'll keep it just between you and me, eh?  No one else will ever know!
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He had always thought that name would be good for a magazine and used it without any intention of it being an acronym at all.
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As well as a (more or less) regular paper-based magazine, WACCI also provided a [[PD library]] (of mostly [[CP/M]] software) and it also had a 'homebrew' library.
  
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(The official WACCI explanation is that it stood for World Amstrad Computer Club International)
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Some of the CPC's best writers, such as [[Auntie John]] (John Kennedy), were contributors to early WACCIs and one of Amstrad Action's finest journalists, [[ChaRleyTroniC]] (Richard Fairhurst), was its final editor.
  
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As well as a (more or less) regular magazine, WACCI also provided a [[PD library]] (of mostly [[CP/M]] software) and a 'homebrew' library.
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The decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a petering out of the publication and the last issue - number 140 - was published in the Summer of 2003.
  
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Some of the CPC's best writers, such as [[Auntie John]], were contributors to early WACCIs.
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A spin-off disczine, [[EuroWACCI]], existed for six issues.
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However, the decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a petering out of publication.
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The last issue was summer 2003, issue 140.
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Though WACCI was solely a paper fanzine, a spin-off disczine, [[EuroWACCI]], existed for six issues.
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== WACCI editors ==
 
== WACCI editors ==
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==Issues==
 
==Issues==
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The following issues have been scanned (PDF 200x200 format):
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The first three issues are available in .DSK format. The final two issues are available in HTML format. Some others are available in PDF format, as set out below. A few of the cover scans are missing.
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*[[Media:Wacci 82 200x200.pdf|September/October 1994 (Issue 82)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 83 200x200.pdf|November 1994 (Issue 83)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 84 200x200.pdf|December 1994 (Issue 84)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 85 200x200.pdf|January 1995 (Issue 85)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 86 200x200.pdf|February 1995 (Issue 86)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 87 200 x 200.pdf|March 1995 (Issue 87)]]<!-- wasn't concentrating when put space characters in filename -->
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*[[Media:Wacci 103 200x200.pdf|August 1996 (Issue 103)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 104 200x200.pdf|September 1996 (Issue 104)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 105 200x200.pdf|October 1996 (Issue 105)]]
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*[[Media:Wacci 107 200x200.pdf|December 1996 (Issue 107)]]
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== Covers ==
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<gallery caption="WACCI">
 
<gallery caption="WACCI">
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Image:Wacci 001.jpg|[[WACCI issue 1 (October 1986)]] - disc image
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Image:Wacci 001.jpg|Issue 001 (oct 1985)
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Image:Wacci 002.jpg|[[WACCI issue 2 (November 1986)]] - disc image
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Image:Wacci 002.jpg|Issue 002 (nov 1986)
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Image:Wacci 003.jpg|[[WACCI issue 3 (December 1986)]] - disc image
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Image:Wacci 003.jpg|Issue 003 (dec 1986)
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-|WACCI issue 4
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Image:Wacci 010.jpg|Issue 010 (jul 1987)
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-|WACCI issue 5
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Image:Wacci 016.jpg|Issue 016 (jan 1988)
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-|WACCI issue 6
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Image:Wacci 020.jpg|Issue 020 (may 1988)
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-|WACCI issue 7
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Image:Wacci 027.jpg|Issue 027 (dec 1988)
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-|WACCI issue 8
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Image:Wacci 028.jpg|Issue 028 (jan 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 9
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Image:Wacci 029.jpg|Issue 029 (feb 1989)
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Image:Wacci 010.jpg|[[WACCI issue 10 (July 1987)]]
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Image:Wacci 031.jpg|Issue 031 (apr 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 11
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Image:Wacci 032.jpg|Issue 032 (may 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 12
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Image:Wacci 033.jpg|Issue 033 (jul 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 13
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Image:Wacci 034.jpg|Issue 034 (aug 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 14
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Image:Wacci 035.jpg|Issue 035 (sep 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 15
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Image:Wacci 036.jpg|Issue 036 (oct 1989)
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Image:Wacci 016.jpg|[[WACCI issue 16 (January 1988)]]
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Image:Wacci 037.jpg|Issue 037 (nov 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 17
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Image:Wacci 038.jpg|Issue 038 (dec 1989)
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-|WACCI issue 18
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Image:Wacci 039.jpg|Issue 039 (jan 1990)
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-|WACCI issue 19
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Image:Wacci 040.jpg|Issue 040 (feb 1990)
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Image:Wacci 020.jpg|[[WACCI issue 20 (May 1988)]]
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Image:Wacci 041.jpg|Issue 041 (mar 1990)
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-|WACCI issue 21
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Image:Wacci 042.jpg|Issue 042 (apr 1990)
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-|WACCI issue 22
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Image:Wacci 043.jpg|Issue 043 (may 1990)
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-|WACCI issue 23
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Image:Wacci 044.jpg|Issue 044 (jun 1990)
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-|WACCI issue 24
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Image:Wacci 045.jpg|Issue 045
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-|WACCI issue 25
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Image:Wacci 046.jpg|Issue 046
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-|[[WACCI issue 26 (November 1988)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 047.jpg|Issue 047
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Image:Wacci 027.jpg|[[WACCI issue 27 (December 1988)]]
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Image:Wacci 048.jpg|Issue 048
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Image:Wacci 028.jpg|[[WACCI issue 28 (January 1989)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 049.jpg|Issue 049
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Image:Wacci 029.jpg|[[WACCI issue 29 (February 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 050.jpg|Issue 050 (jan 1992)
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-|[[WACCI issue 30 (March 1989)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 051.jpg|Issue 051 (feb 1992)
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Image:Wacci 031.jpg|[[WACCI issue 31 (April 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 052.jpg|Issue 052 (mar 1992)
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Image:Wacci 032.jpg|[[WACCI issue 32 (May 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 053.jpg|Issue 053 (apr 1992)
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Image:Wacci 033.jpg|[[WACCI issue 33 (July 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 054.jpg|Issue 054 (may 1992)
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Image:Wacci 034.jpg|[[WACCI issue 34 (August 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 055.jpg|Issue 055 (Jun 1992)
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Image:Wacci 035.jpg|[[WACCI issue 35 (September 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 056.jpg|Issue 056 (jul 1992)
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Image:Wacci 036.jpg|[[WACCI issue 36 (October 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 057.jpg|Issue 057 (aug 1992)
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Image:Wacci 037.jpg|[[WACCI issue 37 (November 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 058.jpg|Issue 058 (sep 1992)
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Image:Wacci 038.jpg|[[WACCI issue 38 (December 1989)]]
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Image:Wacci 059.jpg|Issue 059 (oct 1992)
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Image:Wacci 039.jpg|[[WACCI issue 39 (January 1990)]]
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Image:Wacci 060.jpg|Issue 060 (nov 1992)
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Image:Wacci 040.jpg|[[WACCI issue 40 (February 1990)]]
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Image:Wacci 061.jpg|Issue 061 (dec 1992)
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Image:Wacci 041.jpg|[[WACCI issue 41 (March 1990)]]
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Image:Wacci 062.jpg|Issue 062 (jan 1993)
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Image:Wacci 042.jpg|[[WACCI issue 42 (April 1990)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 063.jpg|Issue 063 (feb 1993)
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Image:Wacci 043.jpg|[[WACCI issue 43 (May 1990)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 064.jpg|Issue 064 (mar 1993)
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Image:Wacci 044.jpg|[[WACCI issue 44 (June 1990)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 065.jpg|Issue 065 (apr 1993)
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Image:Wacci 045.jpg|[[WACCI issue 45 (September 1990)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 066.jpg|Issue 066 (may 1993)
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Image:Wacci 046.jpg|[[WACCI issue 46 (December 1990)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 067.jpg|Issue 067 (jun 1993)
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Image:Wacci 047.jpg|[[WACCI issue 47 (March 1990)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 068.jpg|Issue 068 (jul 1993)
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Image:Wacci 048.jpg|WACCI issue 48
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Image:Wacci 069.jpg|Issue 069 (aug 1993)
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Image:Wacci 049.jpg|WACCI issue 49
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Image:Wacci 070.jpg|Issue 070 (sep 1993)
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Image:Wacci 050.jpg|[[WACCI issue 50 (January 1992)]]
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Image:Wacci 071.jpg|Issue 071 (oct 1993)
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Image:Wacci 051.jpg|[[WACCI issue 51 (February 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 072.jpg|Issue 072 (nov 1993)
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Image:Wacci 052.jpg|[[WACCI issue 52 (March 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 073.jpg|Issue 073 (dec 1993)
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Image:Wacci 053.jpg|[[WACCI issue 53 (April 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 074.jpg|Issue 074 (jan 1994)
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Image:Wacci 054.jpg|[[WACCI issue 54 (May 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 075.jpg|Issue 075 (feb 1994)
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Image:Wacci 055.jpg|[[WACCI issue 55 (Jun 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 076.jpg|Issue 076 (mar 1994)
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Image:Wacci 056.jpg|[[WACCI issue 56 (July 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 077.jpg|Issue 077 (apr 1994)
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Image:Wacci 057.jpg|[[WACCI issue 57 (August 1992)]]
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Image:Wacci 078.jpg|Issue 078 (may 1994)
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Image:Wacci 058.jpg|[[WACCI issue 58 (September 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 079.jpg|Issue 079 (jun 1994)
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Image:Wacci 059.jpg|[[WACCI issue 59 (October 1992)]]
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Image:Wacci 080.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 80|Issue 80 (jul 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 060.jpg|[[WACCI issue 60 (November 1992)]]
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Image:Wacci 081.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 81|Issue 81 (aug 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 061.jpg|[[WACCI issue 61 (December 1992)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 082.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 82|Issue 82 (sep/oct 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 062.jpg|[[WACCI issue 62 (January 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 083.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 83|Issue 83 (nov 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 063.jpg|[[WACCI issue 63 (February 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 084.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 84|Issue 84 (dec 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 064.jpg|[[WACCI issue 64 (March 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 085.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 85|Issue 85 (jan 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 065.jpg|[[WACCI issue 65 (April 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 086.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 86|Issue 86 (feb 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 066.jpg|[[WACCI issue 66 (May 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 087.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 87|Issue 87 (mar 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 067.jpg|[[WACCI issue 67 (June 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 088.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 88|Issue 88 (apr 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 068.jpg|[[WACCI issue 68 (July 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 089.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 89|Issue 89 (may 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 069.jpg|[[WACCI issue 69 (August 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 090.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 90|Issue 90 (jun 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 070.jpg|[[WACCI issue 70 (September 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 091.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 91|Issue 91 (jul 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 071.jpg|[[WACCI issue 71 (October 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 092.jpg|Issue 092 (aug/sep 1995)
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Image:Wacci 072.jpg|[[WACCI issue 72 (November 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 093.jpg|Issue 093 (oct 1995)
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Image:Wacci 073.jpg|[[WACCI issue 73 (December 1993)]]
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Image:Wacci 094.jpg|Issue 094 (nov 1995)
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Image:Wacci 074.jpg|[[WACCI issue 74 (January 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 095.jpg|Issue 095 (dec 1995)
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Image:Wacci 075.jpg|[[WACCI issue 75 (February 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 096.jpg|Issue 096 (jan 1996)
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Image:Wacci 076.jpg|[[WACCI issue 76 (March 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 097.jpg|Issue 097 (feb 1996)
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Image:Wacci 077.jpg|[[WACCI issue 77 (April 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 098.jpg|Issue 098 (mar 1996)
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Image:Wacci 078.jpg|[[WACCI issue 78 (May 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 099.jpg|Issue 099 (apr 1996)
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Image:Wacci 079.jpg|[[WACCI issue 79 (June 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 100.jpg|Issue 100 (may 1996)
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Image:Wacci 080.jpg|[[WACCI issue 80 (July 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 101.jpg|Issue 101 (jun 1996)
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Image:Wacci 081.jpg|[[WACCI issue 81 (August 1994)]]
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Image:Wacci 102.jpg|Issue 102 (jul 1996)
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Image:Wacci 082.jpg|[[WACCI issue 82 (September/October 1994)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 103.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 103|Issue 103 (aug 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 083.jpg|[[WACCI issue 83 (November 1994)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 104.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 104|Issue 104 (sep 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 084.jpg|[[WACCI issue 84 (December 1994)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 105.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 105|Issue 105 (oct 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 085.jpg|[[WACCI issue 85 (January 1995)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 106.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 106|Issue 106 (nov 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 086.jpg|[[WACCI issue 86 (February 1995)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 107.jpg|[[Wacci Issue 107|Issue 107 (dec 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 087.jpg|[[WACCI issue 87 (March 1995)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 108.jpg|Issue 108 (jan 1996)
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Image:Wacci 088.jpg|[[WACCI issue 88 (April 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 109.jpg|Issue 109 (feb 1996)
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Image:Wacci 089.jpg|[[WACCI issue 89 (May 1995)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 110.jpg|Issue 110 (mar 1997)
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Image:Wacci 090.jpg|[[WACCI issue 90 (June 1995)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 111.jpg|Issue 111 (apr 1997)
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Image:Wacci 091.jpg|[[WACCI issue 91 (July 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 112.jpg|Issue 112 (may 1997)
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Image:Wacci 092.jpg|[[WACCI issue 92 (August/September 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 113.jpg|Issue 113 (june 1997)
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Image:Wacci 093.jpg|[[WACCI issue 93 (October 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 114.jpg|Issue 114 (july 1997)
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Image:Wacci 094.jpg|[[WACCI issue 94 (November 1995)]]
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Image:Wacci 115.jpg|Issue 115 (aug/sept 1997)
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Image:Wacci 095.jpg|[[WACCI issue 95 (December 1995)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 116.jpg|Issue 116 (oct 1997)
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Image:Wacci 096.jpg|[[WACCI issue 96 (January 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 117.jpg|Issue 117 (nov/dec 1998)
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Image:Wacci 097.jpg|[[WACCI issue 97 (February 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 118.jpg|Issue 118 (jan 1998)
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Image:Wacci 098.jpg|[[WACCI issue 98 (March 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 119.jpg|Issue 119 (feb 1998)
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Image:Wacci 099.jpg|[[WACCI issue 99 (April 1996)]]
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Image:Wacci 120.jpg|Issue 120 (mar/apr 1998)
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Image:Wacci 100.jpg|[[WACCI issue 100 (May 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 121.jpg|Issue 121 (may 1998)
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Image:Wacci 101.jpg|[[WACCI issue 101 (June 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 122.jpg|Issue 122 (june 1998)
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Image:Wacci 102.jpg|[[WACCI issue 102 (July 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 123.jpg|Issue 123 (july/aug 1998)
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Image:Wacci 103.jpg|[[WACCI issue 103 (August 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 124.jpg|Issue 124 (sept 1998)
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Image:Wacci 104.jpg|[[WACCI issue 104 (September 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 125.jpg|Issue 125 (oct 1998)
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Image:Wacci 105.jpg|[[WACCI issue 105 (October 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 126.jpg|Issue 126 (nov/dec 1998)
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Image:Wacci 106.jpg|[[WACCI issue 106 (November 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 127.jpg|Issue 127 (jan 1999)
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Image:Wacci 107.jpg|[[WACCI issue 107 (December 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 128.jpg|Issue 128 (feb/apr 1999)
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Image:Wacci 108.jpg|[[WACCI issue 108 (January 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 129.jpg|Issue 129 (may 1999)
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Image:Wacci 109.jpg|[[WACCI issue 109 (February 1996)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 130.jpg|Issue 130 (july 1999)
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Image:Wacci 110.jpg|[[WACCI issue 110 (March 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 131.jpg|Issue 131 (aug/sept 1999)
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Image:Wacci 111.jpg|[[WACCI issue 111 (April 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 132.jpg|Issue 132 (july 2000)
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Image:Wacci 112.jpg|[[WACCI issue 112 (May 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 133.jpg|Issue 133 (aug 2000)
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Image:Wacci 113.jpg|[[WACCI issue 113 (June 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 134.jpg|Issue 134 (oct 2000)
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Image:Wacci 114.jpg|[[WACCI issue 114 (July 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 135.jpg|Issue 135 (jan 2001)
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Image:Wacci 115.jpg|[[WACCI issue 115 (August/September 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 136.jpg|Issue 136 (july/aug 2001)
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Image:Wacci 116.jpg|[[WACCI issue 116 (October 1997)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 137.jpg|Issue 137 (sept/oct 2001)
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Image:Wacci 117.jpg|[[WACCI issue 117 (November/December 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 138.jpg|Issue 138 (jan/feb 2002)
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Image:Wacci 118.jpg|[[WACCI issue 118 (January 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 139.jpg|Issue 139 (Spring 2003)
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Image:Wacci 119.jpg|[[WACCI issue 119 (February 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 140.jpg|Issue 140 (Summer 2003)
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Image:Wacci 120.jpg|[[WACCI issue 120 (March/April 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 121.jpg|[[WACCI issue 121 (May 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 122.jpg|[[WACCI issue 122 (June 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 123.jpg|[[WACCI issue 123 (July/August 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 124.jpg|[[WACCI issue 124 (September 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 125.jpg|[[WACCI issue 125 (October 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 126.jpg|[[WACCI issue 126 (November/December 1998)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 127.jpg|[[WACCI issue 127 (January 1999)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 128.jpg|[[WACCI issue 128 (February/April 1999)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 129.jpg|[[WACCI issue 129 (May 1999)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 130.jpg|[[WACCI issue 130 (July 1999)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 131.jpg|[[WACCI issue 131 (August/September 1999)]]
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Image:Wacci 132.jpg|[[WACCI issue 132 (July 2000)]]
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Image:Wacci 133.jpg|[[WACCI issue 133 (August 2000)]]
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Image:Wacci 134.jpg|[[WACCI issue 134 (October 2000)]]
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Image:Wacci 135.jpg|[[WACCI issue 135 (January 2001)]]
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Image:Wacci 136.jpg|[[WACCI issue 136 (July/August 2001)]] - HTML
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Image:Wacci 137.jpg|[[WACCI issue 137 (September/October 2001)]] - HTML
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Image:Wacci 138.jpg|[[WACCI issue 138 (January/February 2002)]] - HTML
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Image:Wacci 139.jpg|[[WACCI issue 139 (Spring 2003)]] - PDF
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Image:Wacci 140.jpg|[[WACCI issue 140 (Summer 2003)]] - PDF
  
 
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</gallery>
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==See also==
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*[[WACCI BBS]]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080124105649/http://www.wacci.org.uk:80/ WACCI homepage (wacci.org.uk via archive.org)]
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* [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/general-discussion/wacci-issues/ CPCWiki forum: "WACCI issues" (thread started by Gryzor, 19 April 2016)]
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* [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/wacci-pd-library-list-of-software/ CPCWiki forum: "WACCI PD Software and Book Library - list of software discs and books" (thread started by ComSoft6128, 24 July 2018)]
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* [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/general-discussion/wacci-issues-1-3-october-to-december-1986-on-disc/ CPCWiki forum: "WACCI issues 1-3 (October to December 1986) on disc" (thread started by Jonathan, 6 January 2025)]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050212202852/http://www.wacci.demon.co.uk/ "WACCI The CPC User Group" website (wacci.demon.co.uk via archive.org)]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000309134932/http://users.ox.ac.uk/~chri0264/wowww.html "WoWWW: WACCI on World Wide Web" (users.ox.ac.uk/~chri0264 via archive.org)]
  
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* [http://www.wacci.org.uk WACCI homepage]
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* [https://acpc.me/ACME/?FANZINES/FANZINES_PAPIER/%5BENG%5DENGLISH/WACCI(001-140)%5BINCOMPLETE%5D acpc.me: Various front covers and full magazine scans]
  
 
[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]]
 
[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]]

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The CPC's longest-running fanzine and user group, WACCI was based in Britain and it catered mostly for serious users.

Its acronym has never been satisfactorily explained although the official WACCI explanation was that it stood for World Amstrad Computer Club International. Jeff Walker, who was the original founder, said he always thought the name would be good for a magazine and that he used it without any intention of it being an acronym at all. In Amstrad Addict's "The WACCI days of the CPC" article, published in 2023, the next editor Steve Williams said:

What about the name?

WACCI was meant to stand for the Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club International which, if you think about it, didn't really make much sense. Surely Worldwide means International so why is it in the name twice? Well, because Jeff once told me that the anachronism initially stood for Walker's Amstrad Computer Club International but he swore me to secrecy so we'll keep it just between you and me, eh? No one else will ever know!

As well as a (more or less) regular paper-based magazine, WACCI also provided a PD library (of mostly CP/M software) and it also had a 'homebrew' library.

Some of the CPC's best writers, such as Auntie John (John Kennedy), were contributors to early WACCIs and one of Amstrad Action's finest journalists, ChaRleyTroniC (Richard Fairhurst), was its final editor.

The decline in serious use of the CPC inevitably led to a petering out of the publication and the last issue - number 140 - was published in the Summer of 2003.

A spin-off disczine, EuroWACCI, existed for six issues.

WACCI editors

Issues

The first three issues are available in .DSK format. The final two issues are available in HTML format. Some others are available in PDF format, as set out below. A few of the cover scans are missing.

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