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| News: |
| Amiga sold again |
For the third time in five years the Amiga is
sold. Gateway and Amino Developments sign contracts. |
| It's a Sin! |
Hyperion Software announces port of 3D first-person role-playing
game, Sin. |
| USB for Amiga? |
Tigertronic reveals new USB expansion for Classic Amiga. |
| Amiga Web Directory closes |
The AWD -one of the most popular Amiga web resources - is retired on
January 1st 2000.
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| Quake World of PowerUP & WarpOS |
Quake World v2.40 and Quake v1.09 ported to PPC Amiga. |
| Diamond Caves now freeware |
Diamond Production's Diamond Caves 1,2 and ManiacBall now
available as freeware. |
| No more NewsRog |
ShadowWorks Software cease development of NewsRog, the feature-laden
Usenet reader. |
| Networking the Eyetech way |
Eyetech introduces new networking solutions for PCMCIA and
Zorro-based Amigas. |
| BVision graphics cards available |
New stocks of BlizzardVisionPPC cards appear, thanks to DCE |
| In-depth Analysis |
Andrew Korn provides a two page analysis of the new Amiga
Inc. and gives some background on Tao Group. |
| FutureOS |
A brief look at the technology behind the two operating systems
battling for our hearts and minds - Tao Group's Elate and QSSL's Neutrino. |
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Editorial:
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| At &@#*%$ last! |
Andrew Korn breaths a sigh of relief as the Amiga is sold
again, but emphasises that there is still a role for The Phoenix Consortium,
MorphOS, POP boards, and other projects in development. |
| Rants and Raves: |
| Storming the Gates of Redmond |
Andrew Korn comments on the Bill & Fleecy buyout. |
| Potential for a great future? |
Chris Green struggles to be enthusiastic about the Amiga purchase. |
| Remember: Amiga is not a toy! |
Neil Bothwick celebrates the purchase of Amiga by people with
no other agenda. |
| Call for the Men in white coats |
David Stroud applauds Amiga Inc.'s enthusiasm. |
| Features: |
| The Word from the industry |
Three page reaction to the Amiga buyout news by figures in
the industry. |
| Dream Screens |
Seven page feature on monitor technology, brief coverage of
Amiga graphics cards and three monitors reviewed - the Liyamas VisionMaster,
Sony L181 and Liyama Pro Lite 46a. |
| The Art of Games |
Andrew Korn deconstructs game graphics.
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Previews:
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| Hyperactive! |
David Stroud previews Hyperion Software's Shogo: MAD and Freespace. |
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| Quake Flood! |
Open source, legal Quake ports available for PPC-based Amigas. |
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Reviews
All review scores are marked out of ten
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| Palmtops |
Roundup of Psion 5MX, Revo, Palm IIIx, Palm IIIe palmtops and hardware/software
to integrate them with your Amiga. |
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| PowerFlyer FastATA4000 |
A4000 owners finally get the chance to join the Power Flyer brigade. |
8/10 |
| Image Engineer & Visual Engineering |
Shareware alternative to ImageFX that provides impressive image processing
capabilities. |
8/10 |
| Black Viper |
Throwback arcade motorcycle racing. |
3/10 |
| MPEG Encoders |
Brief roundup of MPEG encoders for the Amiga. |
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| Tutorials: |
| The fonts of all knowledge |
Fonts - we all use them, so we should all know about them.
Neil Bothwick explains the difference between Compugraphic, Postscript and
TrueType fonts. Plus how to use them to your advantage. |
| Regulars: |
| Active Shareware |
Simon Archer takes a look at Fat95, SGrab, Compact, HTTPResume,
and yStart. |
| Interactive - Letters to the Editor |
Another year, Another buyout - reaction to the buyout on the
Amiga Active mailing list. |
| Active Gallery |
Amiga Active interviews Ethereal 3D of Calgary, Canada. |
| Ask the Guru |
Invisible GVP, lost path, faulty floppy, and moody monitor
are all problems for The Guru's authoritative gaze. |
| Active Online |
Neil Bothwick takes a look at e-mail headers, netiquette and
attachments. |
| Cool sites |
AlertSite.com, Peter Hutchinson's printer driver site, Virus
hoaxes, Hardware torture and Amiga-software.com. |
Comments:
There are some strange layout decisions in issue 5 - news articles
(In-depth analysis, The Word & Future OS) that read more like
features and software/hardware roundups (palmtops) that are indistinguishable
from reviews. Fortunately these problems were resolved during later
issues.
Active Gallery makes a welcome return.
Quote of the month:
"Things are getting far too silly in the life of the Amiga. The
platform has had more re-births than Dr. Who"
- Chris Green on the Amiga sale |
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