dɹˈæɡən jˈuːzɚ fˈɑːloʊd ɐ fˈɛɹli stˈændɚd mˈɑːdəl fɔːɹ kəmpjˈuːɾɚ mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz ʌvðə tˈaɪm: nˈuːz, sˈɔftwɛɹ ænd bˈʊk ɹᵻvjˈuːz, tˈɛknɪkəl kjˈuː plˈʌs ˈeɪ, ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ kˈɑːlʌmz ænd mˈɛni pɹˈoʊɡɹæm lˈɪstɪŋz ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz ɪt wʌz kˈɑːmən fɔːɹ mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz tə pɹˈɪnt ðə tˈɛkst ʌv pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn bˈeɪsɪk təbi lɐbˈoːɹiəsli tˈaɪpd ɪn baɪ ðə ɹˈiːdɚ.
Dragon User followed a fairly standard model for computer magazines of the time: news, software and book reviews, technical Q+A, a number of regular columns and many program listings (in those days it was common for magazines to print the text of programs written in BASIC to be laboriously typed in by the reader).