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Commodore Business Machines

 Organization

Historical Note

Some materials by Commodore Business Machines (such as magazines and print advertisements) appear to have published by an entity named Contemporary Marketing, Inc. using the same mailing address as Commodore. The relationship between the two businesses is unclear, but they are assumed to be the same company.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Commodore Power/Play

 Series
Identifier: MAG-MAG-COMMODOREPP
Abstract

Commodore Power/Play was an official Commodore computer user magazine, published seasonly and later bimonthly by Commodore Business Machines. Power/Play targeted a consumer audience, covering home software, games, and hobbyist use. CBM published Power/Play in tandem with another Commodore computer magazine, the business-focused Commodore Microcomputers magazine.

The two magazines were merged in late 1986 into a single publication, Commodore Magazine.

Dates: Publication: 1982–1986

Commodore Power/Play, Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 1983

 Item — Location: Commodore Power/Play
Identifier: MAG-COMMODOREPP.05
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes five issues of Commodore Power/Play from 1983–1984.

Dates: Publication: Summer 1983

Commodore Power/Play, Volume 2, Number 3, Fall 1983

 Item — Location: Commodore Power/Play
Identifier: MAG-COMMODOREPP.06
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes five issues of Commodore Power/Play from 1983–1984.

Dates: Publication: Fall 1983

Commodore Power/Play, Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1983

 Item — Location: Commodore Power/Play
Identifier: MAG-COMMODOREPP.07
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes five issues of Commodore Power/Play from 1983–1984.

Dates: Publication: Winter 1983

Commodore Power/Play, Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1984

 Item — Location: Commodore Power/Play
Identifier: MAG-COMMODOREPP.08
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes five issues of Commodore Power/Play from 1983–1984.

Dates: Publication: Spring 1984

Commodore Power/Play, Volume 3, Number 3, Issue 10, August/September 1984

 Item — Location: Commodore Power/Play
Identifier: MAG-COMMODOREPP.10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes five issues of Commodore Power/Play from 1983–1984.

Dates: Publication: August/September 1984