Sinclair User

<h2 id="history">History</h2>

<p>In earlier years, the magazine built up personality cults around some of its "hilariously" monikered staff, including Bill "Incorruptible" Scolding, John "Disgusting" Gilbert, Chris "Lunchbreaks" Bourne, Claire "Ligger" Edgely, Richard Price (writer of the "Gordo Greatbelly" adventure tips section), and columnist Andrew Hewson (founder of <a href="/facts/Hewson_Consultants/MQk3fPvm">Hewson Consultants</a> software).
</p><p>Under David Kelly's editorial tenure, the magazine began to focus more on the gaming scene, and featured more colour graphics under designer Gareth "the Mad Celt". By the time of editor Graham Taylor, the magazine included the cartoon character Kamikaze Bear, and the tone of the publication changed from a semi-serious magazine to something aimed more at children.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
</p><p>High-quality games were indicated in reviews via the "Sinclair User Classic" award, the logo was used as a selling point for games, big and small.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>In May 1992 the former rival publication <i><a href="/facts/CRASH_(magazine)/Vux8SpYe">CRASH</a></i> was notionally subsumed into <i>Sinclair User</i> but in practice this meant little more than the addition of the <i>Crash!</i> logo to the magazine's cover page.
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<h2 id="timex-sinclair-user"><i>Timex Sinclair User</i></h2>

<p>A short-lived<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> spin-off known as <i>Timex Sinclair User</i> was also published for the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">American</a> market, where versions of Sinclair computers were marketed under the <a href="/facts/Timex_Sinclair/7Qg6MIz7">Timex Sinclair</a> name.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Sinclair_Programs/aRKDEqS6">Sinclair Programs</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/facts/Your_Sinclair/C6F2C8Fy">Your Sinclair</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/facts/Computer_and_Video_Games/qvjdugj0">Computer and Video Games</a></i></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li>Archived Sinclair User magazines on the <a href="/facts/Internet_Archive/PHStU8Lo">Internet Archive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sinclairuser.com/">Sinclair User Magazine Online</a>, unofficial archive</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Sinclair User Magazine at Simplyeighties.com". www.simplyeighties.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26. <a href="https://www.simplyeighties.com/sinclair-user.php" target="_blank">https://www.simplyeighties.com/sinclair-user.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Sinclair User". World of Spectrum. <a href="https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-adverts/b/Batman-TheMovie.jpg" target="_blank">https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-adverts/b/Batman-TheMovie.jpg</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-13.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) <a href="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/timex/tsuser.htm" target="_blank">http://www.worldofspectrum.org/timex/tsuser.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-13.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) <a href="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/timex/tsuser.htm" target="_blank">http://www.worldofspectrum.org/timex/tsuser.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Timex Sinclair User". Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-13. <a href="http://www.vintage-computer.com/timexsinclairuser.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.vintage-computer.com/timexsinclairuser.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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