The magazine was started in 1994 as the first digital CD-ROM magazine by Jason Pearson , David Cherry & Regina Joseph , acquired by Felix Dennis\/Dennis Publishing , UK . It published 15 digital CD issues , and launched on the web in 1997 . The magazine began in 1994 as the first digital CD-ROM magazine by Jason Pearson , David Cherry & Regina Joseph , acquired by Felix Dennis\/Dennis Publishing , UK it published 15 digital CD issues , and launched on the web in 1997 .