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Popular Computing Weekly was published weekly from 23rd April 1982 to 7th June 1990 in 429 issues.

It covered a wide range of 8 bit computers including the Acorn range, hence its inclusion here.

Machines catered for: Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC 464, Amstrad CPC 6128, Amstrad CPC 664, Amstrad PC1512, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari ST, Atari XE series, Atari XL series, BBC Micro Model B, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga 500, Commodore PET, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32, Dragon 64, IBM PC and clones, Jupiter Ace, Lynx (Camputers), Mattel Aquarius, Memotech MTX, MSX standard machines, NewBrain, Oric 1, Oric Atmos, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, Timex Computer 2048, Timex Sinclair 1000, Timex Sinclair 2068

It was published by Sunshine Publications and edited by:

Duncan Scot (Volume 1, Issue 1 to Volume 1, Issue 8) – Launch editor.
Brendon Gore (Volume 1, Issue 9 to Volume 3, Issue 24).
David Kelly (Volume 3, Issue 25 to Volume 4, Issue 50).
Christina Erskine (Volume 4, Issue 51 onwards)

It was incorporated with Computer Gamesweek in 1989.

The original .jpg scans are thanks to https://archive.org/. I have created PDF versions and make them available here

1982 (Volume 1)

Vol 1 No 1 (23 April 1982)
Vol 1 No 2 (29 April 1982)
Vol 1 No 3 (06 May 1982)
Vol 1 No 4 (13 May 1982)
Vol 1 No 5 (20 May 1982)
Vol 1 No 6 (27 May 1982)
Vol 1 No 7 (03 June 1982)
Vol 1 No 8 (10 June 1982)
Vol 1 No 9 (18 June 1982)
Vol 1 No 10 (24 June 1982) * Missing
Vol 1 No 11 (01 July 1982)
Vol 1 No 12 (08 July 1982)
Vol 1 No 13 (15 July 1982)
Vol 1 No 14 (22 July 1982)
Vol 1 No 15 (29 July 1982)
Vol 1 No 16 (06 August 1982)
Vol 1 No 17 (12 August 1982)
Vol 1 No 18 (19 August 1982)
Vol 1 No 19 (26 August 1982)
Vol 1 No 20 (02 September 1982)
Vol 1 No 21 (09 September 1982)
Vol 1 No 22 (16 September 1982)
Vol 1 No 23 (23 September 1982)
Vol 1 No 24 (30 September 1982)
Vol 1 No 25 (07 October 1982)
Vol 1 No 26 (14 October 1982)
Vol 1 No 27 (21 October 1982)
Vol 1 No 28 (28 October 1982)
Vol 1 No 29 (04 November 1982)
Vol 1 No 30 (11 November 1982)
Vol 1 No 31 (18 November 1982)
Vol 1 No 32 (25 November 1982)
Vol 1 No 33 (02 December 1982)
Vol 1 No 34 (09 December 1982)
Vol 1 No 35 (16-23 December 1982)
Vol 1 No 36 (30 December 1982)

1983 (Volume 2)

Vol 2 No 1 (06 January 1983)
Vol 2 No 2 (13 January 1983)
Vol 2 No 3 (20 January 1983)
Vol 2 No 4 (27 January 1983)
Vol 2 No 5 (03 February 1983)
Vol 2 No 6 (10 February 1983)
Vol 2 No 7 (17 February 1983)
Vol 2 No 8 (24 February 1983)
Vol 2 No 9 (03 March 1983)
Vol 2 No 10 (10 March 1983)
Vol 2 No 11 (17 March 1983) * Missing. This is duplicate of vol 2 Num 10 in the archive
Vol 2 No 12 (24 March 1983)
Vol 2 No 13 (31 March 1983)
Vol 2 No 14 (07 April 1983)
Vol 2 No 15 (14 April 1983)
Vol 2 No 16 (21 April 1983)
Vol 2 No 17 (28 April 1983)
Vol 2 No 18 (05 May 1983)
Vol 2 No 19 (12 May 1983)
Vol 2 No 20 (19 May 1983)
Vol 2 No 21 (26 May 1983)
Vol 2 No 22 (02 June 1983)
Vol 2 No 23 (09 June 1983)
Vol 2 No 24 (16 June 1983)
Vol 2 No 25 (23 June 1983) * The number on the cover says Number 24
Vol 2 No 26 (30 June 1983)
Vol 2 No 27 (07 July 1983)
Vol 2 No 28 (14 July 1983)
Vol 2 No 29 (21 July 1983)
Vol 2 No 30 (28 July 1983)
Vol 2 No 31 (04 August 1983)
Vol 2 No 32 (11 August 1983)
Vol 2 No 33 (18 August 1983)
Vol 2 No 34 (25 August 1983)
Vol 2 No 35 (01 September 1983)
Vol 2 No 36 (08 September 1983)
Vol 2 No 37 (15 September 1983)
Vol 2 No 38 (22 September 1983)
Vol 2 No 39 (29 September 1983)
Vol 2 No 40 (06 October 1983)
Vol 2 No 41 (13 October 1983)
Vol 2 No 42 (20 October 1983)
Vol 2 No 43 (27 October 1983)
Vol 2 No 44 (03 November 1983)
Vol 2 No 45 (10 November 1983)
Vol 2 No 46 (17 November 1983)
Vol 2 No 47 (24 November 1983)
Vol 2 No 48 (01 December 1983)
Vol 2 No 49 (08 December 1983)
Vol 2 No 50 (15 December 1983)
Vol 2 No 51 (22 December 1983)

1984(Volume 3)

Vol 3 No 1 (05 January 1984)
Vol 3 No 2 (12 January 1984)
Vol 3 No 3 (19 January 1984)
Vol 3 No 4 (26 January 1984)
Vol 3 No 5 (02 February 1984)
Vol 3 No 6 (09 February 1984)
Vol 3 No 7 (16 February 1984)
Vol 3 No 8 (23 February 1984)
Vol 3 No 9 (01 March 1984)
Vol 3 No 9 (01 March 1984) Last 3
Vol 3 No 10 (08 March 1984)
Vol 3 No 11 (15 March 1984)
Vol 3 No 12 (22 March 1984)
Vol 3 No 13 (29 March 1984)
Vol 3 No 14 (05 April 1984)
Vol 3 No 15 (12 April 1984)
Vol 3 No 16 (19 April 1984)
Vol 3 No 17 (26 April 1984)
Vol 3 No 18 (03 May 1984)
Vol 3 No 19 (10 May 1984)
Vol 3 No 20 (17 May 1984)
Vol 3 No 21 (24 May 1984)
Vol 3 No 22 (31 May 1984)
Vol 3 No 23 (07 June 1984)
Vol 3 No 24 (14 June 1984)
Vol 3 No 25 (21 June 1984)
Vol 3 No 26 (28 June 1984)
Vol 3 No 27 (05 July 1984)
Vol 3 No 28 (12 July 1984) * This issue incorrectly calls itself number 27
Vol 3 No 29 (19 July 1984)
Vol 3 No 30 (26 July 1984)
Vol 3 No 31 (02 August 1984)
Vol 3 No 32 (09 August 1984)
Vol 3 No 33 (16 August 1984)
Vol 3 No 34 (23 August 1984)
Vol 3 No 35 (30 August 1984)
Vol 3 No 36 (06 September 1984)
Vol 3 No 37 (13 September 1984)
Vol 3 No 38 (20 September 1984)
Vol 3 No 39 (27 September 1984)
Vol 3 No 40 (04 October 1984)
Vol 3 No 41 (11 October 1984)
Vol 3 No 42 (18 October 1984)
Vol 3 No 43 (25 October 1984)
Vol 3 No 44 (01 November 1984)
Vol 3 No 45 (08 November 1984)
Vol 3 No 46 (15 November 1984)
Vol 3 No 47 (22 November 1984)
Vol 3 No 48 (29 November 1984)
Vol 3 No 49 (06 December 1984)
Vol 3 No 50 (13 December 1984)
Vol 3 No 51 (20 December 1984)

1985(Volume 4)

Vol 4 No 1 (03 January 1985)
Vol 4 No 2 (10 January 1985)
Vol 4 No 3 (17 January 1985)
Vol 4 No 4 (24 January 1985)
Vol 4 No 5 (31 January 1985)
Vol 4 No 6 (07 February 1985)
Vol 4 No 7 (14 February 1985)
Vol 4 No 8 (21 February 1985)
Vol 4 No 9 (28 February 1985)
Vol 4 No 10 (07 March 1985)
Vol 4 No 11 (14 March 1985)
Vol 4 No 12 (21 March 1985)
Vol 4 No 13 (28 March 1985)
Vol 4 No 14 (04 April 1985)
Vol 4 No 15 (11 April 1985)
Vol 4 No 16 (18 April 1985)
Vol 4 No 17 (25 April 1985)
Vol 4 No 18 (02 May 1985)
Vol 4 No 19 (09 May 1985)
Vol 4 No 20 (16 May 1985)
Vol 4 No 21 (23 May 1985)
Vol 4 No 22 (31 May 1985)
Vol 4 No 23 (06 June 1985)
Vol 4 No 24 (13 June 1985)
Vol 4 No 25 (20 June 1985) * Missing
Vol 4 No 26 (27 June 1985)
Vol 4 No 27 (04 July 1985)
Vol 4 No 28 (11 July 1985)
Vol 4 No 29 (18 July 1985) * Missing
Vol 4 No 30 (25 July 1985)
Vol 4 No 31 (01 August 1985)
Vol 4 No 32 (08 August 1985)
Vol 4 No 33 (15 August 1985)
Vol 4 No 34 (22 August 1985) * Missing
Vol 4 No 35 (29 August 1985) * Missing
Vol 4 No 36 (05 September 1985)
Vol 4 No 37 (12 September 1985)
Vol 4 No 38 (19 September 1985)
Vol 4 No 39 (26 September 1985)
Vol 4 No 40 (03 October 1985)
Vol 4 No 41 (10 October 1985)
Vol 4 No 42 (17 October 1985) * Missing
Vol 4 No 43 (24 October 1985)
Vol 4 No 44 (31 October 1985)
Vol 4 No 45 (07 November 1985)
Vol 4 No 46 (14 November 1985)
Vol 4 No 47 (21 November 1985)
Vol 4 No 48 (28 November 1985)
Vol 4 No 49 (05 December 1985)
Vol 4 No 50 (12 December 1985)
Vol 4 No 51 (19 December 1985)

1986(Volume 5)

Vol 5 No 1 (26 December 1985) * Processing
Vol 5 No 2 (09 January 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 3 (16 January 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 4 (23 January 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 5 (30 January 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 6 (06 February 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 7 (13 February 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 8 (20 February 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 9 (27 February 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 10 (06 March 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 11 (13 March 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 12 (20 March 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 13 (27 March 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 14 (03 April 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 15 (10 April 1986) * Processing
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Vol 5 No 17 (24 April 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 18 (01 May 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 19 (08 May 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 20 (15 May 1986) * Missing
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Vol 5 No 22 (29 May 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 23 (05 June 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 24 (12 June 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 25 (19 June 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 26 (26 June 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 27 (03 July 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 28 (10 July 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 29 (17 July 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 30 (24 July 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 31 (31 July 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 32 (07 August 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 33 (14 August 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 34 (21 August 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 35 (28 August 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 36 (04 September 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 37 (11 September 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 38 (18 September 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 39 (25 September 1986) * Missing
Vol 5 No 40 (02 October 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 41 (09 October 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 42 (16 October 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 43 (23 October 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 44 (30 October 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 45 (06 November 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 46 (13 November 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 47 (20 November 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 48 (27 November 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 49 (04 December 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 50 (11 December 1986) * Processing
Vol 5 No 51 (18 December 1986) * Processing Double Issue

1987(Volume 6)

Vol 6 No 1 (01 January 1987)
Vol 6 No 2 (08 January 1987)
Vol 6 No 3 (15 January 1987)
Vol 6 No 4 (22 January 1987)
Vol 6 No 5 (29 January 1987)
Vol 6 No 6 (05 February 1987)
Vol 6 No 7 (12 February 1987)
Vol 6 No 8 (19 February 1987)
Vol 6 No 9 (26 February 1987)
Vol 6 No 10 (06 March 1987)
Vol 6 No 11 (13 March 1987)
Vol 6 No 12 (20 March 1987)
Vol 6 No 13 (27 March 1987)
Vol 6 No 14 (03 April 1987)
Vol 6 No 15 (10 April 1987)
Vol 6 No 16 (17 April 1987)
Vol 6 No 17 (24 April 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 18 (08 May 1987)
Vol 6 No 19 (15 May 1987)
Vol 6 No 20 (22 May 1987)
Vol 6 No 20 (22 May 1987)
Vol 6 No 21 (29 May 1987)
Vol 6 No 22 (05 June 1987)
Vol 6 No 23 (12 June 1987)
Vol 6 No 24 (19 June 1987)
Vol 6 No 25 (26 June 1987)
Vol 6 No 26 (03 July 1987)
Vol 6 No 27 (10 July 1987)
Vol 6 No 28 (17 July 1987)
Vol 6 No 29 (24 July 1987)
Vol 6 No 30 (31 July 1987)
Vol 6 No 31 (07 August 1987)
Vol 6 No 32 (14 August 1987)
Vol 6 No 33 (21 August 1987)
Vol 6 No 34 (28 August 1987)
Vol 6 No 35 (04 September 1987)
Vol 6 No 36 (09 September 1987)
Vol 6 No 37 (18 September 1987)
Vol 6 No 38 (25 September 1987)
Vol 6 No 39 (02 October 1987)
Vol 6 No 40 (09 October 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 41 (16 October 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 42 (23 October 1987)
Vol 6 No 43 (30 October 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 44 (06 November 1987)
Vol 6 No 45 (13 November 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 46 (20 November 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 47 (27 November 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 48 (04 December 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 49 (10 December 1987)
Vol 6 No 50 (17 December 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 51 (24 December 1987) * Missing
Vol 6 No 52 ( December 1987) * Missing

1988(Volume 7)

DATES FROM HERE NEED VERIFYING

Vol 7 No 1 (07 January 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 2 (14 January 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 3 (21 January 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 4 (28 January 1988) * Missing
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Vol 7 No 6 (11 February 1988) * Missing
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Vol 7 No 9 (03 March 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 10 (10 March 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 11 (17 March 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 12 (24 March 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 13 (31 March 1988)
Vol 7 No 14 (7 April 1988) * Missing
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Vol 7 No 17 (28 April 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 18 (05 May 1988) * Missing
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Vol 7 No 21 (26 May 1988)
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Vol 7 No 26 (30 June 1988) * Missing
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Vol 7 No 48 (01 December 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 49 (08 December 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 50 (15 December 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 51 (22 December 1988) * Missing
Vol 7 No 52 (29 December 1988) * Missing

1989(Volume 8)

Vol 8 No 1 (05 January 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 2 (12 January 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 3 (19 January 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 4 (26 January 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 5 (02 February 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 6 (09 February 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 7 (16 February 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 8 (23 February 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 9 (03 March 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 10 (09 March 1989)
Vol 8 No 11 (16 March 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 12 (23 March 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 13 (30 March 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 14 (06 April 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 15 (13 April 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 16 (20 April 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 17 (27 April 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 18 (04 May 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 19 (11 May 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 20 (18 May 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 21 (25 May 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 22 (01 June 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 23 (08 June 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 24 (15 June 1989)
Vol 8 No 25 (22 June 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 26 (29 June 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 27 (06 July 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 28 (13 July 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 29 (20 July 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 30 (27 July 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 31 (03 August 1989)
Vol 8 No 32 (10 August 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 33 (17 August 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 34 (24 August 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 35 (31 August 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 36 (07 September 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 37 (14 September 1989) * Missing
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Vol 8 No 39 (28 September 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 40 (05 October 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 41 (12 October 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 42 (19 October 1989) * Missing
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Vol 8 No 44 (02 November 1989) * Missing
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Vol 8 No 46 (16 November 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 47 (23 November 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 48 (30 November 1989)
Vol 8 No 49 (07 December 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 50 (14 December 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 51 (21 December 1989) * Missing
Vol 8 No 52 (28 December 1989) * Missing

1990(Volume 9)

Vol 9 No 1 (04 January 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 2 (11 January 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 3 (18 January 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 4 (25 January 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 5 (01 February 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 6 (08 February 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 7 (15 February 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 8 (22 February 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 9 (01 March 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 10 (08 March 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 11 (15 March 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 12 (23 March 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 13 (29 March 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 14 (05 April 1990)-Issue-405
Vol 9 No 15 (12 April 1990)-Issue-406
Vol 9 No 16 (19 April 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 17 (26 April 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 18 (03 May 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 19 (10 May 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 20 (17 May 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 21 (24 May 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 22 (31 May 1990) * Missing
Vol 9 No 23 (07 June 1990) * Missing