Re: [SIGCIS-Members] References on computer hobbyists, user periodicals etc.

Theodore Lekkas wrote:

Hello, I am looking for references on the history of computer hobbyists, home computer user groups, home computer publications. Any suggestions from the members of the list would be most welcomed.

Dear Theodore, See e.g. the following article: Saarikoski, Petri & Suominen, Jaakko: “Computer Hobbyists and the Gaming Industry in Finland.” /IEEE Annals of the History of Computing/ July-September 2009 (vol. 31 no. 3), pp. 20-33. [http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/MAHC.2009.39] All the best, Jaakko Suominen (PhD, professor of digital culture, University of Turku, Finland, http://www.tuug.fi/~jaakko/)