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Re:Dr. Dobb's Journal – Vol 1 by emmelaich on Thursday March 07, 2024 @07:23AM (#39628192)
I always loved the full original name

> "Dr. Dobb’s Journal of COMPUTER Calisthenics & Orthodontia"

subtitle Running Light Without Overbyte

Re:Dr. Dobb's Journal – Vol 1 by mech422 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @10:03PM (#39637366)
Yes! I was waiting for someone to mention this :-) Weird that such a 'techy' mag was created by a dentist...
Re:Dr. Dobb's Journal – Vol 1 by timbit42 on Friday March 08, 2024 @04:27PM (#39646700)
In those days, you had to have a decent job to afford a personal computer.
Re:Dr. Dobb's Journal – Vol 1 by kennethrc on Monday March 11, 2024 @03:04PM (#39672105)
> Weird that such a 'techy' mag was created by a dentist...

... oh, was it? ISTR that the "overbyte" thing was because of/in reference to the picture of Kirk Douglas(?) showing off their choppers, and didn't make the connection (all those years ago)