This section was discontinued after the July 1987 issue as part of the magazine's shift toward home-office computing.

There was also a spinoff TV show on Lifetime hosted by Larry Sturholm,[7] of which at least 26 episodes were produced.

[9][10] This mostly amounted to BASIC program listings that would play some sort of tune on the computer platforms covered by the magazine.

Article topics began to include ideas for starting a home-based business and time management tips.

In January 1998, Scholastic sold the title to Freedom Technology Media Group,[13] which published the magazine until the April 2001 issue.