Though I was never really a subscriber to PC World, I did get the occasional issue over the years. It was probably the best general magazine dedicated to the PC though I preferred Maximum PC which came along a little later. The April 1996 issue of PC World includes:
Cover Story
Windows 95 at Warp Speed - Tips from PC World editors on using Windows 95 including advice for managing your files, on shortcuts, performance tips, and more.
Close Encounters With Windows 95 - Readers speak out about what they like and dislike about Windows 95.
Special Report: Small Office, Home Office
Home Office Before and After - A guide to transforming a room in your house to a home office.
Personal Finance
Quicken Versus Money - A comparison of the latest versions of Microsoft Money and Quicken for Windows 95.
The Top 20 Power Desktops - At the top of this list is the Dell XPS P120c featuring a Pentium 120, 1GB hard drive, and 16MB of RAM. I was a big fan of Gateway 2000 so I would have probably chosen number 15 on this list, the Gateway 2000 P5-166XL featuring a Pentium 166, 1.5GB hard drive, and 16MB of RAM.
The Top 20 Budget Desktops - Coming in at the top of this list is the Dell Dimension XPS P100C featuring a Pentium 100 CPU, 16MB of RAM and a 1GB hard drive.
Top of the News
Turbocharge Your Pentium PC - A look a the performance of Intel's latest overdrive processors. There was the OverDrive-120 for upgrading Pentium 60 systems, the OverDrive-125 for Pentium 75 systems, the OverDrive-150 for upgrading Pentium 90 systems, and the OverDrive-166 for upgrading Pentium 100 systems.
Internet PCs: Next Wave or Nonsense? - So called Internet Appliances were a relatively short lived fad. The idea was that these would be cheap, (very) low end PCs to be used for internet access. A few are mentioned here including the TransPhone, Sun's Java Terminal and the ViewCall America WEBster. These devices were around $500. However, despite being cheap for their time, they just didn't offer enough bang for the buck. They were basically modern terminals.
DVD Drives: Giant CD-ROMs and Movies - The DVD standard had just been finalized with Toshiba to ship the first DVD player later in the year (for about $600). By the end of the year, $500 DVD-ROM drivs for PCs were expected.
Top 10 Printers
Personal Printers: Quick, Cheap, and Colorful - The top monochrome printer in this list is the Panasonic KX-P6100 while the top color printer is the HP DeskJet 850C.
