When Juiced.GS debuted in 1996, it wasn't the only Apple II magazine still around; for example, Quality Computers' II Alive and Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions II were still kicking (though just barely) and covering the 8-bit models. However, the venerable GS+ magazine had recently ended its run of 16-bit coverage, and that was the void we were trying to fill.
As other magazines shuttered, Juiced.GS expanded to cover all aspects of Apple II hardware, community, and events, as well as the occasional articles about the Apple-1 and Apple III.