PC World was one of the most popular PC specific magazines for decades. The magazine began life in March 1983 and the last issue was published a little over 30 years later in 2013. It was still going strong in 2001 and the October 2001 issue includes:
Cover Story
PC Deals: You Better Shop Around - A guide to the best and worst places to buy a PC both in store and online. Ranked highest in this list is Gateway Country.
Features
CD-RW ASAP - A test of 30 of the latest CD burners. The latest generations burn at speeds of up to 24x whereas the previous generation were limited to 8x. Coming in at the top of the list is the Yamaha LightSpeed CRW2200EZ.
Better Burning - A look at five of the most popular CD burning software packages including Ahead Nero Burning ROM 5.5, NTI CD-Maker Professional Edition, Oak Technology SimpliCD 1.0, Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum, and Stomp Click'N Burn Pro 2.0.
Easy Steps to a Great Site - Tips, tricks, and tools to help you create a home page.
Top 10 Power PCs - At the top of this list is the Dell OptiPlex GX400 featuring a P4-1400 CPU and 256MB of RDRAM for $2245. In addition to Pentium 4 systems, there were also several Athlon 1400 systems in this list.
Top 10 Value PCs - The top system in this list is a Dell OptiPlex GX150 featuring a 933 MHz Pentium III for $1400. There is at least one Duron based system in this list. The first PC I ever built myself had a Duron processor.
Top 10 Graphic Boards - The top graphics card this month is the CardExert GeForce2 MX TwinView/Vivo Golden Sample for $159.
Top 10 Digital Cameras - The best digital camera according to PC World was the Nikon Coolpix 995, a 3.34 megapixel camera for $899.
Up Front - A look at the magazine's new star rating system.
Letters - Letters from readers about product activation, license agreements, copy protection, flat panel displays, and more.
Consumer Watch - Choosing an e-payment service, problems with a refurbished PC, and more.
Web Savvy - A look at Upromise, a free online service to help you save for college.
News & Trends
XP's Extras - Microsoft continues its trend of adding features to the OS that once were only available via third party utilities.
Pentium 4 Races to 2 GHz - The Pentium 4 catches up to the Athlon but at a price premium.
Focus on the Big Pixels - A look at new 4 and 5 megapixel cameras.
Here's How
Internet Tips - Tips to stop browser pop-ups, capture shockwave animations for offline viewing, and improving AOL's graphics.
Step-By-Step - A guide to creating your first website including using web page editors like Microsoft FrontPage and Netscape Composer, getting a host for your web site, and obtaining and using a basic FTP client.
Hardware Tips - A look at upgrading CPUs in Socket 5, Socket 7, Socket 8, Slot 1, Socket 370, Slot A, and Socket A based systems.
