s ▁veter an ▁editor ▁Harry ▁McC ra cken , ▁who ▁res igned ▁that ▁spring , ▁after ▁some ▁rock y ▁times , ▁including ▁qu itting ▁and ▁being ▁re h ired ▁over ▁editor ial ▁control ▁issues ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁PC ▁World ▁is ▁published ▁under ▁other ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁PC ▁Ad visor ▁and ▁PC ▁Welt ▁in ▁some ▁countries . ▁PC ▁World s ▁company ▁name ▁is ▁ID G ▁Cons umer ▁& ▁S MB , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁non ▁English ▁PC ▁World ▁websites ▁now ▁redirect ▁to ▁other ▁ID G ▁sites ; ▁for ▁example , ▁PC World . dk ▁( Den mark ) ▁is ▁now ▁Computer world . dk . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁publication ▁was ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁COM DEX ▁trade ▁show ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁news stand s ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 3 ; ▁Felix ▁Dennis ▁set ▁up ▁Personal ▁Computer ▁World ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁V NU , ▁and ▁established ▁Mac User ▁which ▁he ▁sold ▁to ▁Z iff ▁Davis ▁Publishing ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁eight ies . ▁PC ▁Magazine ▁was ▁also ▁acquired ▁by ▁Z iff ▁Davis . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁David ▁B unn ell ▁and ▁Ch ery l ▁Wood ard , ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁editor ▁was ▁Andrew ▁Fl u eg el man . ▁PC ▁World s ▁magazine ▁and ▁web ▁site ▁have ▁won ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁from ▁Fol io , ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Business ▁Public ation ▁Edit ors