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Issue No: 20 Price: £5.95
Publication Date: Thursday April 26th, 2001 Page Count: 68
Month: May 2001 Editor: David Stroud
Issue 20

Highlights

Enter the G-Rex
Second A1200 PCI Solution

Amiga's Future
Piecing it all together.

Get into OS3.9
New Masterclass.

St. Louis 2001
Show Report.

Also inside...
News:
Amiga announce Sharp partnership & OS4.0 Amiga use the Amiga 2001 show in St. Louis to outline their roadmap for the AmigaOS and announce their biggest OEM partnership to date.
Prometheus Unbound: Warsaw-based Matay announces the PCI busboard - the Prometheus - for Amigas equipped with Zorro III slots
Shogo: Here at last Hyperion announces their long-awaited game Shogo: Mobile Armour Division is complete
Kings of Morphing go MorphOS Titan announces the video editing package Motion Studio will be release for MorphOS in the fourth quarter of 2001
QNX hits a million On April 3rd 2001, QSSL announce their 'Get QNX' program has reached the million downloads mark.
DCE announce PPC microserver DCE announces the PPC microserver G3/G4
Another PDA Thendic Electronic Components GmbH announces they will use the AmigaDE

Editorial:

Month In, Month Out David Stroud discusses the latest announcements at St. Louis.
The View from Ground Zero Fleecy Moss, Amiga CTO, explains his absence from the St. Louis show and what the announcements will mean for the Amiga.
The intent to change Francis Charig, Tao Group chairman, discusses the need for the market to adopt a smarter method of developing software.
Rants and Raves:
Don't listen to the Voices... Consulting Editor, Andew Korn discusses the good and bad points of the St. Louis announcement
You have GOT to be kidding! Jason Compton, former editor of Amiga Report, takes a sceptic view of the latest announcement
Features:
St. Louis 2001 Four-page feature on the people and products at the Amiga 2001 show
Piecing together Amiga's Future Amiga Active explains the implications of latest announcements and demonstrate early prototypes of AmigaOS 5.
Next Gen Watch Amiga Active takes a look at Ideas2Reality, a Conventry-based computer with links to the Phoenix Consortium
Beware the Hatchbacks of Doom! Amiga Active talks to Chris Kelley of Delsyd Software about game engines, and ways to destroy them with cars.

Reviews:

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

G-Rex A four page review of the second PCI contender for the A1200. 3.5 out of 4
Photogenics 5.0 A two-page review of the multi-platform art package, Photogenics. 3.5 out of 4
Handspring Visor Edge Amiga Active take a look at the Handspring Visor and several accessories 3 out of 4
Earth 2140 Real-Time Strategy continues its resurgance on the Amiga thanks to e.p.i.c. Interactive. Go get ‘em soldier!
3 out of 4
Tutorials:
Linux on the Amiga Concluding his Linux Masterclass, (evil) Richard Drummond explains how to get your Debian system up and running (no, really!) and where to look for further help and advice.
AmigaOS 3.9 Masterclass With Amiga’s plans to develop their operating system well into the forseeable future, now’s a good time to get to grips with the latest version, 3.9
Extending ARexx

Function libraries mean you can do far more with ARexx. Four page tutorial that shows you how...

Regulars:
Active Shareware Another dip into the pool that is the Amiga shareware.
Interactive - Letters to the Editor Another bulging postbag of comments, mostly concerning St. Louis
Ask the Guru Every month The Guru meditates on the latest reader problems (Who is that Tibetan man?).
Active Online Neil Bothwick explains how he set up the Amiga-based network and cyber cafe for the Alt-WoA show in February 2001.
Debriefing* Amiga Active interviews one-time CU Amiga editor, Tony Horgan to find out what he's up to now (choons, pot noodle, PSX games, choons, pot noodle, more choons).
Comments:

* Debriefing - Interviews with some of the best-known names of the Amiga market, past and present.


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