Issue 36 of Pixel Addict tech history magazine includes:

• David Crookes tells the story of Gil Amelio, the CEO who inherited Apple at its lowest point in the mid-90s and paved the way for Steve Jobs' return.
• We talk to filmmaker Paul Docherty about Heart Of Neon, his new documentary on the life and games of Jeff Minter.
• Veteran programmer Phil Spilsbury asks whether the Y2K bug was a problem that never was.
• Russ Smith joins Elliot (Cruxinc) for the twisting and triumphant tale of a scrapped Acorn A5000.
• Steve Cooper shows how Sega's SVP chip pushed the Mega Drive's limits to make Virtua Racing possible.
• Our flight sim series continues as we explore Lucasfilm's trilogy of WW2 air combat, starting with Their Finest Hour.
• Templeman's Treasures looks at the Sinclair ZX80, the computer that made Britain believe it could.
• Gareth Qually reviews the long-awaited C64 sequel Impossible Mission III, while Homebrew Heroes covers Return To Blacktooth, Dracula: Dark Reign, The Book of Rynn and Self Simulated: Pinball Anomaly, and we see if Spectrum beat-em-up Sweet Fightin' +2 is a winner.
• Tom (aka Greenscreen) explains how he squeezed Epic's 1998 classic onto a 10MHz 286 PC with Unreal CGA.
• Allan Turvey on bringing back the much-loved publisher Gremlin Graphics.
• A look back at DreamWeb, why Peggle is better than Golden Axe, and how Alex Tew paid off his student loan with The Million Dollar Homepage.
• Our PlayStation coding series reaches part 12 with collision detection, plus we test the Gameye collection app and review the book Iconic Phones.
• Former Bullfrog developer Alex Trowers signs off with his console history, plus Pop Culture, News and Events.
• Plus lots more..!

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