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    | News: | 
  
   
    | AmigaONE announced | 
    Bill McEwen announces the first next generation 
      Amiga at the Alternative Computing Expo in Melbourne. | 
  
   
    | SDK 1.01 for Linux and Windows | 
    First update to the Linux-hosted release and new Windows version. | 
  
   
    | Gateway unveil web appliance | 
    Gateway unveil new touch pad, jointly developed with AOL. | 
  
   
    | AmigaOS 3.9 imminent | 
    Haage & Partner add finishing touches to OS3.9 | 
  
   
    | YAM goes Open Source | 
    Marcel Beck opens source to the Amiga's favourite e-mailer. | 
  
   
    | Microsoft's new roadmap for personal computing | 
    Bill Gates aims for non-computer market area occupied by Amiga 
      Inc. | 
  
   
    | Petro says "goodbye" | 
    Petro Tyschtschenko announces his retirement from Amiga. | 
  
   
    | We do Voodoo! | 
    Elbox announces proprietary drivers for Voodoo3 PCI cards. | 
  
   
    |  WOA 2000 in Germany | 
    Haage & Partner announces World of Amiga 2000 show in 
      Germany. | 
  
   
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       Editorial: 
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    | Ringing the changes | 
    Andrew Korn hands over the reigns to David Stroud. | 
  
   
    | Talking Tao | 
    In the first installment of Tao Group's new regular column, 
      Chairman Francis Charig talks about the company's humble beginnings... | 
  
   
    | Rants and Raves: | 
  
   
    | Information Mutations | 
    Chris Green compares the Amiga to the old Apple. | 
  
   
    | Make your bed, Then lie in it! | 
    In a reaction to the AmigaOne announcement, Neil Bothwick 
      urges Amiga users' to buy the new hardware. | 
  
   
    | Features: | 
  
   
    | AmiBench interview | 
    Amiga Active interviews Mark Wilson of AmiBench | 
  
   
    | Start making sense: The future according to Amiga | 
    Six-page feature on the recent partnerships, product announcements, 
      and more. | 
  
   
    | NextGen Watch: AmigaOne games | 
    Amiga Active investigates the 62 games announced for the launch 
      of the AmigaOne and asks why has Mario 64 been announced? | 
  
   
    | The Descent of Hyperion | 
    Amiga Active asks Hyperion about the Amiga port of Freespace. | 
  
   
    | And so, this is... Christmas | 
    What do members of the Amiga Active mailing list want for 
      Christmas?  | 
  
   
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       Reviews: 
       All review scores are marked out of four 'AmiYinYangs'. 
         
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    | DrawStudio 2 | 
    The best structured drawing package for the Amiga makes a comeback | 
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    | Kingston PCI Ethernet | 
    Cheap PCI Ethernet card for the Mediator | 
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    | PlexWriter 12/10/32 | 
    Review of PlexWriter's new SCSI CD-writer. | 
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    | Inet Dial 3.828 | 
    Automate your home with the X10 protocol, infra red, SMS, and more. | 
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    | Nightlong | 
    ClickBOOM's cyberpunk adventure game | 
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    | Tutorials: | 
  
   
    | ImageFX 4 Tutorial | 
    In part 2 of his tutorial, Kermit Woodall introduces some 
      of the configuration options of ImageFX. | 
  
   
    | Regulars: | 
  
   
    | Active Media* | 
    Mission to Mars DVD, Terminator 2 Ultimate DVD Edition, Magnellan 
      Themeworld, Aminet Set 10, Darwin Awards, and DeviceTop.com. | 
  
   
    | Active Shareware | 
    Internet radio, TrueType font engine, and requester replacements. | 
  
   
    | Interactive - Letters to the Editor | 
    Goodbye Amiga, Fine wine, Gates gags, and Speedball 2. | 
  
   
    | Ask the Guru | 
    Internet connections, IDE interfaces, solid screens, and changing 
      CDs. | 
  
   
    | Active Online | 
    Neil Bothwick takes a look at setting up an online business. | 
  
   
    | PetroActive | 
    Andrew Korn bids Petro Tyschtschenko a fond farewell. | 
  
   
     
      
         
           Comments: 
             
            Amiga Active's first new look issue. David Stroud becomes editor. | 
         
       
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* Active Media - A rag-tag collection of web sites, CD-ROMs, book, DVDs, and 
  other media.