It was the first title published by [[Future Publishing]], which has subsequently grown to become the UK's fifth largest magazine publishing company. Broad-based coverage of all things CPC, together with an irreverent writing style, made 'AA' a perennial favourite and at its peak it recorded ABC circulation figures in excess of 38,000.
It came with AA was the first magazine ever to have a software cassette mounted to the front cover. Such covermounts (of tapes or discs) latterly became almost obligatory for computer magazines. Though AA's covertapes were initially for special issues only, typically two a year, the magazine eventually began to issue one every month -mounted cassette containing user listings, utilities , and demos or full versions of commercial games.
== AA staff and contributors ==
* Rebecca Lack (production editor)
* lots and lots more
=== Freelance writers ===
* [[The Pilgrim]] aka Steve Cooke (adventure columnist)
* [[The Balrog]] aka Stuart Whyte (adventure columnist)
* Jerry Glenwright (PD columnist)
* Caroline Lamb aka [[Steve Williams]] (PD columnist)
* [[Tim Blackbond]] (PD columnist)
* [[Keith Woods]] (PD columnist)
* [[David Crookes]] (fanzine columnist)
* [[Wild Thang|Richard Wildey]] (reviewer)
* [[Merline|Angela Cook]] (reviewer)
* [[ChaRleyTroniC|Richard Fairhurst]] (technical writer)
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