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Issue No: 18 Price: £5.95
Publication Date: Thursday February 22, 2001 Page Count: 68
Month: March 2001 Editor: David Stroud
Issue 18

Highlights
Very Snazzy...
But what does Bluetooth do, exactly?

Digicam Delights
Sony Cybershot and AmiCamedia.

Back To The Roots
Active Gamer goes retro.

ProStationAudio
Sounds good. Is it?

Scripting with a Smile
Active ARexx shows you how.

Also inside...
News:
Amiga seek Developers. Market Estimate: 7 million Amiga Inc. invites developers to contact them in connection with an unnamed company who will be using the Amiga DE for PDA products.
The Dream(cast) is over! Sega announce they are leaving the hardware business.
Workbench for Windows? WorkbenchOnWin provides Windows users' with a new look and feel.
Kickstart your sales! The Kickstart usergroup launch dedicated company, Kicksoft
White Knight Sale White Knight Technologies announce they are leaving the Amiga market.
Waitt Returns founding Gateway CEO, Ted Waitt returns to the company.

Editorial:

Hello again, girlfriend David Stroud gets personal with the PDA.
Worthwhile Technology In the first installment of Amiga Inc.'s new regular column, Fleecy Moss talks flu bugs, problems in the technology market and Amiga SDK 1.1.
Content is king Francis Charig, Tao Group chairman, discusses the benefits of low-end mobile devices for the Amiga community.
Rants and Raves:
Rocco's Modern Life Steve Folberg discusses the importance of Amiga usergroups.
When Computers go Bad! Andrew Korn wonders why computers are still difficult to use.
Features:
Cordon Bleu! Bluetooth Five-page article on Bluetooth and wireless technology.
Internet - RIP? Doom-mongering stock-market prophets forecast the imminent death of the Internet. Is the dream really over? Amiga Active examines the failures of the dotcom market.
NextGen Watch: Infomedia Network Amiga Active interviews Patrice Haftman, CEO of Infomedia Networks.
Active Gamer: Back 2 the Roots Amiga Active interviews Juergen Beck, webmaster of legal Amiga games site, Back to the Roots.

Reviews:

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

ProStationAudio AudioLab's mixing studio is reviewed and rated. 4 out of 4
Sony Cybershot F505 A look at Sony's new £7000 digital camera 3.5 out of 4
AmiCamedia 1.1 Haage & Partner's camera software promises simple serial connectivity with your Amiga. 3 out of 4
Exodus: The Last War Real-time strategy game from Sland Media 3 out of 4
Tutorials:
DrawStudio Tutorial Part 2 In the second part of the DrawStudio tutorial, Dirk Harlaar discusses how to create layouts.
Linux on an Amiga Part 2 Richard Drummond continues the exploration of Linux with a look at the Linux shell and some basic packages.
Active ARexx: ARexx & OS3.9 Neil Bothwick shows how you can improve Workbench’s functionality with a few simple scripts
Regulars:
Active Media* Fantasia DVD Collection, The Darwin Awards paperback, MultiMap.com, StreetsOnline.co.uk, and Google.com.
Active Shareware Richard Drummond takes a look at Pure Basic, DIY fonts, Ghostbuster and more.
Interactive - Letters to the Editor The BoXeR, Voodoo graphic cards, and Rod Hull in this months' post bag.
Ask the Guru Printer drivers, Mediator, BlizzardVision, and disk format conversion issues covered.
Active Online Neil Bothwick explains how to set up a web server on your Amiga.
Comments:

* Active Media - A rag-tag collection of web sites, CD-ROMs, book, DVDs, and other media.


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