[5] It began as a tabloid-size publication on yellow newsprint that primarily contained classified advertising and ads for kit computers, parts, and software.

[6] The magazine expanded into prebuilt home computers and white box IBM PC compatibles through the 1980s.

[7] It was during this time that the magazine was sold to Ziff Davis Publishing, first as a limited partnership,[8] then solely owned.

[9] In April 2009, SX2 Media Labs discontinued the print version of the magazine.

[9] Computer Shopper, the print magazine, comprised the following sections at the end of its publication: