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David Crookes

2006-09-23T11:22:07Z

Crookiemonster:

David Crookes was editor of the [[CPC Undercover]] fanzine which ran for six issues between June 1992 and June 1993. He also wrote a fanzine column ('Further Reading') for [[Amstrad Action]] and made many contributions to [[WACCI]] on various subjects.

During his time on CPC Undercover, he also set up Pacific Software, a small PD library which provided PD software grouped together by genre, and he also sold some commercial games.

David began his entire writing career on [[Presto News]], edited and published by [[Akira]] (Matt Gullam), proprietor of Presto PD.

David continues to write for various computer and videogame magazines including Imagine Publishing's Retro Gamer, which covers the Amstrad CPC.

CPC Undercover

2006-07-07T21:36:31Z

Crookiemonster:

CPC Undercover was an A5 fanzine which ran from June 1992 to June 1993, dedicated to the [[Amstrad]] [[CPC]] range of computers. It spanned six issues in all and was edited by David Crookes who wrote the Further Reading column in [[Amstrad Action]]. The fanzine was a general mix of reviews and features about both the serious and fun side of CPC computing. It also had strong links with [[WACCI]] thanks to a cross-promotion deal struck with the then editor Paul Dwerryhouse. Top contributors included [[Amstrad Action]]'s Angela Cook and Sheep PD's Paul Dwerryhouse.

CPC Undercover

2006-07-07T21:36:00Z

Crookiemonster:

CPC Undercover was an A5 fanzine which ran from June 1992 to June 1993, dedicated to the [[Amstrad CPC]] range of computers. It spanned six issues in all and was edited by David Crookes who wrote the Further Reading column in [[Amstrad]] [[CPC]]. The fanzine was a general mix of reviews and features about both the serious and fun side of CPC computing. It also had strong links with [[WACCI]] thanks to a cross-promotion deal struck with the then editor Paul Dwerryhouse. Top contributors included [[Amstrad Action]]'s Angela Cook and Sheep PD's Paul Dwerryhouse.

CPC Undercover

2006-07-07T21:35:27Z

Crookiemonster:

CPC Undercover was an A5 fanzine which ran from June 1992 to June 1993, dedicated to the [[Amstrad CPC]] range of computers. It spanned six issues in all and was edited by David Crookes who wrote the Further Reading column in [[Amstrad Action]]. The fanzine was a general mix of reviews and features about both the serious and fun side of CPC computing. It also had strong links with [[WACCI]] thanks to a cross-promotion deal struck with the then editor Paul Dwerryhouse. Top contributors included [[Amstrad Action]]'s Angela Cook and Sheep PD's Paul Dwerryhouse.

CPC Undercover

2006-07-07T21:32:05Z

Crookiemonster: //Brief Summary

CPC Undercover was an A5 fanzine which ran from June 1992 to June 1993, dedicated to the Amstrad CPC range of computers. It spanned six issues in all and was edited by David Crookes who wrote the Further Reading column in [[Amstrad Action]]. The fanzine was a general mix of reviews and features about both the serious and fun side of CPC computing. It also had strong links with [[WACCI]] thanks to a cross-promotion deal struck with the then editor Paul Dwerryhouse. Top contributors included Amstrad Action's Angela Cook and Sheep PD's Paul Dwerryhouse.