TO THE CLACHAN in Kingly Street to attend the wake of British magazine Personal Computer World (PCW).
Practically every hack that worked for the mag over the years was there – Guy Kewney, Simon Crisp, Barry Fox, Manek Dubash, Clive Akass – heck the packed gig was full of people and I was there because I gigged as a freelance for PCW in the early 1990s.
The magazine was a real force to be reckoned with for many years, and it’s a shame to see a fine publication go. It’s another example of the schizzy problem big publishers have – they know that online is the way to go but are fettered with existing paper publications with all the overheads, including distribution and printing, that go with that.
It was great to see some familiar faces again, and I wish all the guys the best in the future. The magazine was latterly owned by Incisive – that company bought the assets of VNU UK, the publishers that bought theinquirer.net from me a few years ago.
* Guy Kewney said Peter Jackson tipped up. I missed him. I don’t think Felix Dennis, the founder of PCW who has a gaff on Kingly Street managed to make it. He was on the flannel panel until the end.
I am Hilary Jackson, Peter Jackson’s sister and I’m trying to identify the best route to tell the computing world of his death in Brighton last Sunday, the 19th August. He was only 57 but had a number of major health problems that finally beat him. Could give me some advice? I was going to contact Guy but see he uis no longer with us either. Thanks a lot
I am very sorry to hear Peter is dead. Are you on Facebook? You can find me at Mike Magee