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| Date | Issue | Readers | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1981 | 1 | 3 | The first Vogon News. Sent from Reading, England to Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. |
| 5 Jan 1983 | 265 | 50 | The first issue to count subscribers |
| 3 Aug 1983 | 387 | 107 | Second anniversary |
| 3 Aug 1984 | 628 | 698 | Third anniversary |
| 2 Aug 1985 | 879 | 1743 | Fourth anniversary |
| 6 Feb 1986 | 1000 | 2348 | Includes a description of the origin of the VNS as written by Richard De Morgan in issue 500. In 1985, the VNS publishing system moved from Nashua, New Hampshire, to Valbonne, France. |
| 1 Aug 1986 | 1124 | 3289 | Fifth anniversary |
| 3 Aug 1987 | 1372 | 4570 | Sixth anniversary |
| 3 Aug 1989 | 1873 | 7242 | Eighth anniversary |
| 9 Feb 1990 | 2000 | 7851 | Contains an updated description of the origin and development of the VNS. Now distributed to 33 countries within the DEC network. Around 4000 readers using DEC VTX) |
| 2 Aug 1990 | 2121 | 8314 | Ninth anniversary. Following Richard De Morgan leaving Digital, Andrew Payne had taken over the Main News Desk |
| 5 Aug 1991 | 2380 | 8358 | 10 Year anniversary issue. Contains the main news items from each anniversary edition. |
| 13 Nov 1991 | 2450 | 8216 | Readership begins to show a slight decline. |
| 22 June 1992 | 2602 | 8088 | A good sample issue with sections on Main News, Computer News, Technology Watch, VOGONballs and UK Sports Report. |
| 25 Jan 1993 | 2752 | 7261 | Marios announces he is leaving Digital and handing over the publishing to Colin Blake. Publishing moves from Valbonne, France, to Nashua, New Hampshire, USA without missing a single edition. Over 5000 readers on DEC VTX) |
| 17 Jan 1994 | 3000 | 6406 | Anniversary edition with explanations of both the origin of the VNS and the software system that published it. |
| 9 Jan 1995 | 3227 | 5152 | Last issue posted to soc.culture.british news group |
| 1 May 1995 | 3303 | 4801 | Contains Main News and both UK and US sports. |
| 11 Aug 1995 | 3368 | 4531 | The final Main News from Andy Payne. |
| 5 Oct 1995 | 3403 | 4556 | Announcement asking for a new editor for the Main News. |
| 8 Dec 1995 | 3448 | 4518 | The last known issue with the four sections of Main News, Computer News, Technology News and UK Sports News. |
| 18 Dec 1995 | 3454 | 4510 | The final UK Sports News (appropriately containing the cricket scores given the very first issue contained cricket scores) |
| 27 Dec 1995 | 3458 | 4477 | The final issue of 1995 containing both the Main and Computer News sections |
| 4 Feb 1997 | 3734 | 3761 | Distribution move over to Readers Choice |
| 27 Aug 1997 | 3876 | 4986 | Colin Blake announces he is leaving Digital and asks for a volunteer to take over as publisher. |
| 18 Dec 1997 | 3950 | 5562 | The last known edition of the VNS. Notable for the final entry under Computer News regarding the Holiday message from Bob Palmer. |
History of the VOGON News Service 