''Amiga Active'' was a monthly

computer magazine Computer magazines are about computers and related subjects, such as computer network, networking and the Internet. Most computer magazines offer (or offered) advice, some offer Programming language, programming Tutorial, tutorials, reviews of the ...

published by Pinprint Publishing, it launched at a time when most other

Amiga Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...

magazines had already closed, and as a result only had one major competitor: ''

Amiga Format ''Amiga Format'' was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future plc. 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 t ...

''. A large proportion of the ''Amiga Active'' staff were from ''

CU Amiga Magazine ''Commodore User'', known to the readers as the abbreviated ''CU'', was one of the oldest British Commodore magazines. With a publishing history spanning over 15 years, it mixed content with technical and video game features. Incorporating ''Vic ...

'', which had 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.

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