Hands up if you like receiving junk mail… Let’s count. Oh, no one. Why is it that when a product or service is purchased from a company, the supplying company assumes that this means it is OK for them to send you junk mail? And not only that, it gets better, they also assume it is OK for them to invite 3rd parties to send you junk as well?

This won’t mean much if you weren’t in to computers in the UK in the 80s and 90s. If you were, however, you’ll probably be sad to note that PCW - the magazine we all used to read - has ceased publication. Guy Kewney has written an obit for TheReg and here’s another from former editor Gordon Liang. Finally, here’s a picture of the first issue. Read ‘em and weep.