Issue 34 of Pixel Addict tech history magazine includes:

• Our cover story tells the remarkable history of Compaq - how Rod Canion and his co-founders sketched the idea for the world's first fully IBM-compatible portable computer on a table mat in a restaurant, and went on to reshape the entire PC industry.
• Gaming legends John and Brenda Romero join us at a special industry event, covering DOOM, Daikatana, BAFTA Award and their indie work, and what drives two of gaming's most iconic figures.
• An exclusive interview with id Software veteran Tom Hall - the man behind Commander Keen, DOOM's original design document, and Rise of the Triad.
• The full history of Wings of Fury, Brøderbund's classic WWII carrier-based flight series, charted across all its platforms.
• A review of Nutmeg!, Sumo Digital Academy's retro football management game, plus a roundtable with the development team on how it was made.
• The remarkable story of Tommy Flowers - the working-class engineer whose Colossus machine helped crack Nazi codes at Bletchley Park, and who history has largely forgotten.
• Inside one of Britain's longest-running computer clubs, the Greenford Computer Club, celebrating 42 years of continuous existence.
• Templeman's Treasures turns its eye to the Commodore MAX - one of Commodore's strangest and most overlooked machines.
• A personal journey through the golden age of PC graphics with Matrox, from early 3D accelerators to the Parhelia and the curious TripleHead technology.
• A look at how Commodore dominated Australia in the early 1980s, and what made the brand such a phenomenon.
• Artist Morgan Hetherington talks us through his incredible 3D-printed tributes to classic games.
• A review of The Unofficial History of Mario Games, Ryan Janes' glossy new hardback tour of every game starring Nintendo's most famous mascot.
• Our Pixels 'n' Popcorn column takes a look at the 2007 Hitman film - does it do the game justice?
• Plus all our usual Regulars, featuring Sony PlayStation Coding, retro tech news, Covermount Classic, Alex Trowers of Bullfrog, our Deadlinez comic strip, vintage toy collectables, and the Homebrew Heroes games section.

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