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| News: |
| Broken Windows |
US court declares Microsoft monopolistic and damaging
to innovation. |
| New developer buddy |
Haage & Partner announces the release of the OS3.5 developer
CD. |
| PowerOS |
A new PPC-based operating system known as PowerOS has been
announced. Currently in early development. |
| OS3.5 Updates? |
A list dedicated to adding features to the next OS update
is being compiled by Amiga Active reader Matt Sealey. |
| Amiga anywhere? |
A far-reaching agreement has been forged between Gateway and
AOL. |
| Pixel perfect |
German-based Innovative release new image processing package
fxPaint and several other applications. |
| Toasting the new year? |
A collaboration between Nova Design and several Toaster developers
has produced the 'Millenium' software anthology - a collection of updates
for Newtek's aging Amiga cards. |
| Open source operating system |
Members of the former 'Campaign to save the Amiga' group together
to form the 'Campaign for Open Source AmigaOS'. |
| Phase 5/QNX Alliance delays |
Phase 5 announce hardware supply problems may delay their
G4 accelerators. |
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Editorial:
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| State of confusion |
Andrew Korn explains the reason for the magazine losing eight
pages, hinting that Amiga users' are failing to support the Amiga market. |
| Rants and Raves: |
| Spam, egg and spam |
Simon Archer tackles the annoying world of spam. |
| BeOS? I don't think so! |
Andrew Korn deconstructs the BeOS market. |
| Features: |
| Back for the future Part 3: Soul of a new Amiga |
How will we tell if the next machine bearing the Amiga name
is truly an Amiga? In part three of the "Back for the Future"
series, Andrew Korn examines the preliminary results of Amiga Active's online
survey and discusses the philosophy and implications of a future machine
bearing the Amiga name. |
| Total Networking Solutions |
Alternative methods of networking your Amiga. |
| Parallel chillers & Serial Killers |
Three page feature on the benefits of third-party parallel
and/or serial ports for the Amiga. |
| Top Gear |
The Blizzard 1240, UltraSlim CD-ROM, Bill Gates 99: Paper
Doll book, Tony Horgan's Can't you Feel It? and Alive Mediasoft's Amiga
wares reviewed. |
| Welcome to the world of Broadband |
The key to the future or just another I.T. buzzword? Neil
Bothwick and Andrew Korn examine ADSL and broadband communications. |
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Previews:
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| Something Old, Something New |
Previews of Hell Squad, Between the Lines, Bubble Heroes and Exodus: The
Last War. |
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Reviews
All review scores are marked out of ten.
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| PowerLAN PCMCIA Ethernet card |
Power Computing provide a cheap, ready-to-go PCMCIA Ethernet card for
the A1200. |
7/10 |
| NetConnect 3 |
A suite of Internet applications |
8/10 |
| IDE ORB |
The first ever Amiga magazine review of the 2.2GB removable media drive
from Castlewood |
8/10 |
| Apollo Z4 busboard |
Add Zorro slots to your A1200 with Apollo's Z4 busboard. |
7/10 |
| AWeb-II 3.3 |
The only non-MUI web browser is updated. |
8/10 |
| FXPaint |
Art package and image processor. |
7/10 |
| Power Flyer Gold A1200 |
The fastest IDE interface replacement is updated. |
8/10 |
| Wipeout 2097 |
The long-awaited Amiga conversion of this classic futuristic racer finally
arrives, courtesy of Digital Images and Blittersoft. |
9/10 |
| Tutorials: |
| Tips & Tricks for Professional Audio |
Tony Horgan's guide to making music with your Amiga. Acompanied
by an example audio track on the CD.
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| Regulars: |
| On Trial |
Jason Compton assesses the pros and cons of an open source
Amiga OS. |
| Active Shareware |
Simon Archer examines Madhouse, ArtPro, WBBump, and ScanTek. |
| Interactive - Letters to the Editor |
Amiga Active down under, Bluey the mail hound, CU Amiga, and
Playstation. |
| Ask the Guru |
Upgrading to 68060, transparent GIFs, Zorro slots, flicker
fixers, and WarpUP vs. PowerUP. |
| Active Online |
Neil Bothwick gives some tips on reducing Internet phone bills. |
| Cool Sites |
Moo Bunny, Online magazines, Unmetered Internet, Online music,
and Britannica Online. |
| RetroActive |
Remembering the A3000UX. |
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* Active Media - A rag-tag collection of web sites, CD-ROMs, book, DVDs, and
other media.
