Amiga Active
Encyclopedia
Amiga Active was a monthly computer
magazine
published by Pinprint Publishing, it launched at a time when most other Amiga
magazines had already closed, and as a result only had one major competitor Amiga Format
. A large proportion of the Amiga Active staff were from CU Amiga Magazine, which closed the previous year. In total 26 issues were published, the first in October 1999, and the last in November 2001. The closure of Amiga Active ended the news-stand distribution of UK Amiga magazines after almost 14 years.
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published by Pinprint Publishing, it launched at a time when most other Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
magazines had already closed, and as a result only had one major competitor Amiga Format
Amiga Format
Amiga Format was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future Publishing. The magazine lasted 136 issues from 1989 to 2000. The magazine was formed when, in the wake of selling ACE to EMAP, Future split the dual-format title ST/Amiga Format into two separate publications...
. A large proportion of the Amiga Active staff were from CU Amiga Magazine, which closed the previous year. In total 26 issues were published, the first in October 1999, and the last in November 2001. The closure of Amiga Active ended the news-stand distribution of UK Amiga magazines after almost 14 years.