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Issue No: 24 Price: £5.95
Publication Date: Thursday August 30th, 2001 Page Count: 68
Month: September 2001 Editor: David Stroud
Issue 24

Highlights

Loading Nextgen...
The Amiga's future is deserving of more attention. Here's why.

Repulse
New Amiga soundcard from Alien Designs reviewed and rated.

Customise Your Amiga
It's not just Apple who can make attractive desktop computers. You can too! We show you how.

MathEngineering
Making games come to life is a tricky task, but one that Oxford-based MathEngine have risen to.

Also inside...
Amiga Active News:
Amiga announce November 1st Rebirth AmigaOS on x86, Series Zero games and hopes for 100 million Amiga-enabled mobile phones by 2004.
MCC: Merlancia Computer Cases Amiga have sold the 'legendary' Amiga Walker and MCC case designs to Merlancia Industries.
No more Amiga Cologne? The cancellation of the MacExo 2001 puts Amiga Cologne show in jeopardy.
Solarnavigator puts Amiga in control The UK challenger for the first solar-electrically powered boat to cicumnavigate the world has nominated Amiga for communications and control on the vessel.
Warp3D for everyone Elbox Computer announces they have finally come to an agreement with Hyperion Software on Warp3D licensing.
MorphOS Mumblings A brief mention of several MorphOS ports and a new section on their web site.
Amiga on top! A demo created on an Amiga comes top in the 2001 Assembly demo party competition.
NextGen News:
All change in the PDA market NextGen reflects on the market changes experienced by Psion and Palm
Microsoft bows to Kodak Microsoft has bowed to pressure from Kodak to open WindowsXP to competitor's software.
Less of the Online Ads According to research, the online advertising market is due to get worse before it gets better.

Editorial:

AmigaDEvolution? David Stroud reflects on the latest changes to Amiga Active
Zero Effort! Fleecy Moss, Amiga CTO, promotes the new Series Zero games for the AmigaDE.
In ARM's Way Francis Charig, Tao Group chairman, discusses the importance of Cambridge-based ARM for the future of wireless communication.
Rants and Raves:
Not very British Neil Bothwick asks if we should expect more from our national institutions when it comes to quality of service.
Access Denied. Please Upgrade. Philip Corner discusses why the formerly open Internet could exclude Amiga users.
Features:
News Focus: Amithlon Is Amithlon, the x86 Amiga emulator, good for the market? Amiga Active conduct a survey to discover readers' and industry opinion of the new emulator.
Customise your Amiga iMacs come in a dozen pastel shades and psychedelic colours, but there's no reason an Amiga can't be even more colourful, if you don't mind a little DIY. Four-page article on redesigning an A1200 case.
NextGen: The Open Content Platform Association Amiga Active takes a look at the members of the OCPA
NextGen: MathEngine NextGen interviews MathEngine to discuss their past, present, and future developments.
Active Gamer: Warp 3D Amiga Active takes a look at version 4.2 of the Amiga's own 3D API - Warp3D.

Reviews:

All review scores are marked out of four 'AmiYinYangs'.

Repulse A three page review of Alien Design's Zorro II sound card. 4 out of 4
Aqua Myst-like, first-person adventure game 3 out of 4
Tutorials:
Zip250 Mini Masterclass Masterclass on reading & writing PC Zip disks.
Install in Style! Five-page tutorial on writing installer scripts that use graphics
Getting to know Photogenics Part 3 The third and final part shows you how to merge two images using rub through mode, alpha channels, and more.
Regulars:
Active Media* Thief of Time (book), Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla (book), Aminet Set 11, MyDigiGuide.com, Netmind's URL-Minder service, and Cyborg's Amiga Security Page.
Active Shareware Easier archive handling, simpler HTML handling, and Urban Mueller juggling with hard drives - what else but Active Shareware?
Interactive - Letters to the Editor Show us your Workbench, tell us what you think of us. You don't even have to be nice!
Ask the Guru More tips from the beady eyed one.
Active Online Neil Bothwick explains how to set up your own FTP server.
Debriefing** Amiga Active interviews Chris Wiles, formerly of Active Technologies.
Comments:
In the first sign of their eventual relaunch as Digital Magazine, Amiga Active expanded the NextGen section to cover generic technology subjects. The Amiga Inc. and Tao Group editorials are moved to the new section.
* Active Media - A rag-tag collection of web sites, CD-ROMs, book, DVDs, and other media.
** Debriefing - Interviews with some of the best-known names of the Amiga market, past and present.
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