News: The BoXeR on schedule for release in the next couple of months... Jim Collas leaves Amiga... Intriguing new Amiga patents... G3/G4 accelerators on the way... OS3.5 due for release... Last minute news on Bill McEwen and Fleecy Moss and more.

Reviews: Photogenics 4.2 back-to-back with ImageFX 4. Iomega Zip and Jaz drives - what they can do for you. Amiga Forever 3 - how good is an emulated Amiga these days? Voyager 3 back-to-back with IBrowse 2. Professional Filing System 3 - protect your data and speed up your storage into the bargain. T-Zer0 from ClickBOOM, Wasted Dreams from Digital Dreams Entertainment, Superfrog from Team17 and Eat The Whistle.

Features: Back for the Future, Part 1 - Focussing on where the Amiga is, how it's got there and where it might be going. Well, that was the plan, anyway... (see below). All About Graphics Cards, Part 1 - What a graphics card can do for you, and what to look out for when upgrading your Amiga from AGA. Insight Into ISDN - What you need to know if you've ever wondered about the way to faster Internet access and all the other benefits of ISDN.

Previews: Maim & Mangle from The World Foundry, Heretic II being converted to the Amiga by Hyperion Software, Shogo (also by Hyperion) and Nightlong from ClickBOOM.

Plus: Rants and Raves - Who's been looking at the Amiga Active web site then? Some fascinating names revealed. Linux On Trial for being, at the time, Gateway's choice for the next Amiga's kernel. Active Gallery focussing on Amigas being used in professional design. Active Online guides you through using PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) on the Amiga, divulges the latest News Bytes and recommends some Cool Sites on the 'net. Ask The Guru to solve your technical problems. Retroactive looks back to the CDTV and Elite. Top Gear looks at some wacky t-shirts, a wireless keyboard and a wheel mouse (no, really). Active Shareware reviews the latest in Public Domain. Active Gamer looks at some 3D graphics games making their way to the Amiga.