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# SYNC

David Ahl, publisher of Creative Computing, started publishing SYNC Magazine in January 1981, when ZX80 sales in the United States had developed enough momentum to warrant an independent publication. Publication ceased with the [March/April 1984 issue](https://archive.org/stream/SyncVolume4Number2/Sync%20Volume%204%20Number%202#mode/2up).

In the inaugural issue’s Editorial, associate editor David Lubar gave voice to the collective enthusiasm for the Sinclair ZX80:

> The Sinclair is an exciting machine with a lot of potential, and we hope to reflect this in the programs and articles we publish. There will be plenty of games, both new ones and conversions of classics. As new aspects or hidden capabilities of the Sinclair are discovered, well pass the information on to you. As you make discoveries, we hope you’ll take the time to write articles for us.

As the family of Sinclair computers grew, so did SYNC’s coverage and size. By the July/August 1981 issue, SYNC had more than 6,000 subscribers, the next month they had more than 8,000.

As of October 1983, the print run was more than 85,000 copies. 47,000 copies were sent to news agents to be sold in retail (though 19,700 were returned) and 34,100 went to paid subscribers.