The early 1980s were the real turning point in the prevalence of personal computers for home use. What was once seen as an elite-level machine used for both military and mathematical operations, had now become one of many tools created for domestic use. The accessibility of a computer had increased tenfold, becoming available and attractive to casual users and enthusiasts alike, allowing for the rapid evolution of every aspect of a personal computer. Enthusiast-level magazines such as "Byte", a series of magazines published by McGraw-Hill dedicated to technological advances in the capabilities of computers and their components, have greatly influenced this trend in making home personal computers more popular. Byte particularly pushed the educational value and entertainment qualities of a computer. Byte truly painted the personal computer as a multi-purpose tool whose usefulness extended well beyond calculations and into a multimedia platform for equal parts creativity and logic. The computer had a long-standing status as a tool, being strictly commercial and straight to the point, performing necessary and calculated operations. At the time the computer was well beyond the use of a typical white collar worker, reserved for those whose jobs required it. The last thing a consumer would expect a computer to be is an entertainment device, but as a result of the plethora of information provided by computer-focused magazines like Byte, the computer's applicability has shifted from professional life to home life. Byte mainly offered material on topics that only computer enthusiasts could understand, limiting their scope somewhat. The information available, however, was profound in nature and often described somewhat unexplored frontiers within the world of computer... middle of paper... obsession for both casual and enthusiast use. This is partly due to publications like Byte, which reinforce the usefulness of a personal computer. Byte also highlights the importance that computers can play in the classroom, enabling a more efficient learning process. This has opened up many new target demographics for computer manufacturers, in turn causing exponential growth in many different computer features. Using this information, Byte truly transformed the computer into a personal device, fostering a new partiality towards computers from those who thought differently. The implementation of the computer in more areas than government use allowed the vast number of those interested to make a lasting impression on the computing industry, both through their contributions to the development process and through dissemination and advertising of the machine..