Home Computing Weekly

Home Computing Weekly magazine Issue 33, October 1983: £1,000 of Virgin software to be won

Market price: £10 – £15 second-hand elsewhere

AvailableGreat condition · A gradeID SL-197

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Home Computing Weekly issue 33, dated 18 to 24 October 1983, published by Argus Specialist Publications in the UK at a cover price of 38p. This issue covers £1,000 worth of Virgin software to be won, along with flicker-free movies on the Spectrum, programs to type in for Commodore 64, VIC-20, Spectrum, ZX81, Oric and TI-99/4A, news on a games console turned into a computer and Tansoft adverts for The Hobbit on the Oric. The back cover carries a Poppy Soft Laser Snaker advert for the Spectrum 48K. A nice piece of early 8-bit home computer history from the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and BBC Micro era, in very good condition for its age with light wear.

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Issue 33, 18 to 24 October 1983
Published by Argus Specialist Publications, cover price 38p
£1,000 worth of Virgin software to be won
Quicksilva news story
Back cover: a Poppy Soft Laser Snaker advert for the Spectrum 48K

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Condition & what's included

Condition report

Used with care. No visible marks at arm's length.

Light wear to edges and corners, as expected for a 1980s weekly
Pen mark on the front cover next to the title
Faint handwritten newsagent's surname on the front cover

What's included

Magazine

Details

Model: Issue 33
Magazine: Home Computing Weekly
Issue: No. 33
Date: 18 to 24 October 1983
Publisher: Argus Specialist Publications
Cover price: 38p
Size (L × W × H): 30 × 21 × 0.5 cm
Weight: 0.15 kg
In the box: Magazine
Condition: Great condition · A grade
Listing updated: 20 Oct 2026

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