First issue release date: October 1999	Final issue release date: November 2001
Publisher: Pinprint Publishing	Coverage: Technical and games magazine
Country published: United Kingdom	No. of issues: Amiga Active - 26, Digital - 4
Medium: Paper-based magazine	Status: Dead
Web Address: None

Amiga Active was launched in the wave of pre-millenial hope for the new Amiga. Gateway were preparing to launch the Amiga MCC and there was news of major investment to develop the technology. By the time issue 1 was available these hopes had been dashed with the news that the MCC was dead. Fortunately the news that Bill McEwen and Fleecy Moss had bought the Amiga allowed the magazine to exist beyond its initial birth, producing a subsequent 25 issues.

Aimed at a new generation of Amiga users', the magazine attempted to combine the best features of previous magazines, combining the best of CU Amiga Magazine, Amiga Format, Amiga Computing, and Amiga User International, into its formula. In contrast to Amiga Format, the only surviving competitor at the time, Amiga Active was a glossy, CD-only magazine marketed towards the technical market. Just a few months after its birth Amiga Format closed, leaving Amiga Active as the sole Amiga magazine in the UK. As a result of Amiga Format's closure the Amiga Active formula was altered slightly to attract a wider range of Amiga user. However, it was not always successful in providing a balance (an impossible task).

During its second year the writers chose to incorporate articles on more contemporary technology and products related to the Elate market alongside the 68k coverage. Although the plan had been to provide a smooth transition away from the Classic hardware to the new Amiga DE, the continued delays produced a slightly disjointed response to the changing market. The Amiga Active editorial team chose to drop support for the Classic Amiga market and expand the NextGen section as a new magazine. The result was digital - a generic computing title heavily influenced by the Amiga, yet willing to cover the contemporary computing market. Digital continued the Amiga coverage, mentioning the AmigaOSXL emulators and running a feature on the Amiga DE. It also expanded coverage of the Intent platform, providing programming tutorials for Amiga users. However, the magazine was short-lived, disappearing after four issues. Although the reason for this remain unclear, it has been indicated that PinPrint could not afford to pay for the printing of issue 5.

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