In its lifetime Electron User produced a total of 82 issues. However, collecting them isn't that easy - Database made a number of errors with the issue numbers. These errors can lead to people questioning whether they have in fact accumulated every issue ever produced. As EUG is offering a large number of Electron User magazines for sale this very issue, now would be an opportune time to clear up these questions.

The first error comes at Vol 2 No 10 which displays the incorrect information "Vol 2 No 9". The second is with Vol 2 No 4 which actually masquerades as "Vol 2 No 6". But the third, and most serious, error begins with Vol 5 No 3.

The real Vol 5 No 3 issue is that of December 1987. However, the subsequent issue is also headed "Vol 5 No 3" and February's issue continues "Vol 5 No 4". In fact, it isn't until September until the actual number is corrected to what it should actually be!

To help you distinguish between these confusing issues, and to aid you in collecting all of them if you're new to the Electron, we now provide the ultimate checklist. Ahem, alright, a fairly basic checklist but one which does serve its purpose (and one which would have greatly assisted the Ed in his search for some of them years ago!) ...

Iss  Vol  No.     Month,   Year
 #1  Vol 1 No  1  October   1983
 #2  Vol 1 No  2  November  1983
 #3  Vol 1 No  3  December  1983
 #4  Vol 1 No  4  January   1984
 #5  Vol 1 No  5  February  1984
 #6  Vol 1 No  6  March     1984
 #7  Vol 1 No  7  April     1984
 #8  Vol 1 No  8  May       1984
 #9  Vol 1 No  9  June      1984
#10  Vol 1 No 10  July      1984
#11  Vol 1 No 11  August    1984
#12  Vol 1 No 12  September 1984
#13  Vol 2 No  1  October   1984
#14  Vol 2 No  2  November  1984
#15  Vol 2 No  3  December  1984
#16  Vol 2 No  4  January   1985
#17  Vol 2 No  5  February  1985
#18  Vol 2 No  6  March     1985
#19  Vol 2 No  7  April     1985
#20  Vol 2 No  8  May       1985
#21  Vol 2 No  9  June      1985
#22  Vol 2 No 10  July      1985
#23  Vol 2 No 11  August    1985
#24  Vol 2 No 12  September 1985
#25  Vol 3 No  1  October   1985
#26  Vol 3 No  2  November  1985
#27  Vol 3 No  3  December  1985
#28  Vol 3 No  4  January   1986
#29  Vol 3 No  5  February  1986
#30  Vol 3 No  6  March     1986
#31  Vol 3 No  7  April     1986
#32  Vol 3 No  8  May       1986
#33  Vol 3 No  9  June      1986
#34  Vol 3 No 10  July      1986
#35  Vol 3 No 11  August    1986
#36  Vol 3 No 12  Septmeber 1986
#37  Vol 4 No  1  October   1986
#38  Vol 4 No  2  November  1986
#39  Vol 4 No  3  December  1986
#40  Vol 4 No  4  January   1987
#41  Vol 4 No  5  February  1987
#42  Vol 4 No  6  March     1987
#43  Vol 4 No  7  April     1987
#44  Vol 4 No  8  May       1987
#45  Vol 4 No  9  June      1987
#46  Vol 4 No 10  July      1987
#47  Vol 4 No 11  August    1987
#48  Vol 4 No 12  September 1987
#49  Vol 5 No  1  October   1987
#50  Vol 5 No  2  November  1987
#51  Vol 5 No  3  December  1987
#52  Vol 5 No  3  Jaunary   1988
#53  Vol 5 No  4  February  1988
#54  Vol 5 No  5  March     1988
#55  Vol 5 No  6  April     1988
#56  Vol 5 No  7  May       1988
#57  Vol 5 No  8  June      1988
#58  Vol 5 No  9  July      1988
#59  Vol 5 No 10  August    1988
#60  Vol 5 No 12  September 1988
#61  Vol 6 No  1  October   1988
#62  Vol 6 No  2  November  1988
#63  Vol 6 No  3  December  1988
#64  Vol 6 No  4  January   1989
#65  Vol 6 No  5  Feburary  1989
#66  Vol 6 No  6  March     1989
#67  Vol 6 No  7  April     1989
#68  Vol 6 No  8  May       1989
#69  Vol 6 No  9  June      1989
#70  Vol 6 No 10  July      1989
#71  Vol 6 No 11  August    1989
#72  Vol 6 No 12  September 1989
#73  Vol 7 No  1  October   1989
#74  Vol 7 No  2  November  1989
#75  Vol 7 No  3  December  1989
#76  Vol 7 No  4  January   1990
#77  Vol 7 No  5  February  1990
#78  Vol 7 No  6  March     1990
#79  Vol 7 No  7  April     1990
#80  Vol 7 No  8  May       1990
#81  Vol 7 No  9  June      1990
#82  Vol 7 No 10  July      1990

There are also cassettes to accompany every issue but finding them, especially those before #50, is very unlikely. Good luck in completing your collection.

Dave E, EUG #50

Dave E