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| News: |
| Unmetered Internet calls from BT and
plans for ADSL |
British Telecom announce "unlimited Internet
access" and expanded ADSL coverage. Two-page breakdown of the announcement. |
| Two million times faster! |
IBM announce $100 million research initiative to build the
world's fastest supercomputer. |
| Latest news from Eyetech |
Eyetech announces new accelerator prices and updated EZTower
cases. |
| 3DFX Glides open |
3dfx Interactive, Inc. announces their Glide API is to go
Open Source. |
| 10MBit Ethernet for A1200 |
German-based Innovative announces their 10MBit Ethernet PCMCIA
card for A1200 & A600. |
| It's the Discount that counts |
AmigaSoc announces the return of their User Group Discount
Scheme. |
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Editorial:
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| Marketing, Marketing, Marketing! |
Andrew Korn wonders why Amiga companies are so bad at marketing
their products. |
| Rants and Raves: |
| Read all about it! (If you can find it...) |
David Stroud expands upon the questions introduced in Andrew
Korn's editorial, highlighting the absence of product promotion in the Amiga
market. |
| Gaming in cyberspace |
Andrew Korn calls for Amiga software to provide a multiplayer
Internet gaming experience. |
| Features: |
| Home Electronics World 1999 Show Report |
Amiga Active reports from the year's largest show for Amiga
companies. Haage & Partner reveal their intention to port the AmigaOS
to PPC. |
| Comdex Show Report |
Chris Green reports from the Comdex Fall computer convention
in Las Vegas. |
| Back for the Future Part 4: Digital Convergence |
The final part of Amiga Active's "Back for the Future"
series examines the implications of a plethora of computing devices all
working in harmony. |
| Top Gear |
Track balls and flat speakers examined in this increasingly
regular feature. |
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Previews:
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| Pagestream 4 Preview |
The long awaited update to the Amiga's best (and only) DTP package. |
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| 21st Century Swampling |
Previews of Simon the Sorcerer 2, Operation Counterstrike, and Payback. |
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| Heretic 2 Preview |
David Stroud previews Heretic 2 and asks Ben Herman of Hyperion Entertainment
about the high memory requirements. |
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Reviews:
All review scores are marked out of ten.
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| Digital Almanac |
Commercial astronomy program. |
8/10 |
| GoldEd Studio 6 |
When is a program that processes words not a word processor? When it's
GoldEd! |
9/10 |
| Amiga Developer CD2.1 |
Haage & Partner reveal the inner workings of your Amiga. |
8/10 |
| Max Rally |
2D overhead racer. |
4/10 |
| Tutorials: |
| Making the Most of OS3.5 |
Masterclass on the latest additions to the AmigaOS, upgrading your ROMs,
and ARexx integration.
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| Samba without tears |
In a five page masterclass, Andrew Korn explains how to get
your Amiga onto a LAN with Samba. |
| Regulars: |
| On Trial |
Andrew Korn assesses the argument that Gateway have repeatedly
attempted to kill the Amiga. |
| Active Shareware |
In an unusual twist to the regular Active Shareware, Simon
Archer gives a masterclass on using KingCon. PFS3 Undelete and Frogger are
also reviewed. |
| Interactive - Letters to the Editor |
Linux, Amiga philosophy, and more Bluey pictures. |
| Ask the Guru |
The Guru looks at slow drives, software crashes, memory problems,
OS upgrades, in this month's letter page. |
| Active Online |
Neil Bothwick provides advice on searching techniques. |
| Cool Sites |
Kissthisguy.com, All Praise Mahir! Internet Security and MS
Monopoly. |
| RetroActive** |
Jason Compton revisits 3D software, early Mac emulation, and
cracked games on the Gremlin compilation CD. |
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Comments:
The page layout had settled solving some of the problems experienced
when reading the first few issues.
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* Active Media - A rag-tag collection of web sites, CD-ROMs, book, DVDs, and
other media.
