COVER FEATURE

• The quest for Amiga
  Just how easy is it to find Amigas and Amiga software? Are the constant reports we're bombarded with about its unavailability actually true? We sent the Amiga Police into the nation's high streets to find out.

NEWS

• The New Amiga
  Welcome to the next generation Amiga! CU Amiga Magazine is proud to present the future and boy it's bright: CD-ROM as standard, enhanced internal expandability, a fast processor and a decent RAM allocation. All that and a new version of Workbench. See our extended news feature for more details. Then check out the superb Amiga Technologies competitions on pages 28 and 39.
  

REVIEWS

• Amiga Surfware
  The one stop solution to your 'net needs or a vacant blond beach bum?
  
• Ethernet on Amiga
  How to create a fast paced network solution for big box Amigas.
  
• LightWave 4.0
  The rendering king gets bigger and better. But is it worth £700?
  
• Power Tab
  Not some sort of pep-up pill! It's a valuable device for artists.
  
• Diavolo Backup
  Could a backup program ever get exciting? Mat B thinks so ....
  
• ImageVision
  Fancy some multimedia authoring? Then check out this product.

CD-ROMs

• CD-ROM Round Up
  The month's best CD-ROMs rounded up and branded.
  

PUBLIC DOMAIN

• PD Scene
  The latest games, demos and other funky items from the shareware world.
  
• PD Utilities
  Not on the net yet? Don't worry there is a way to get all that lovely free software.

ART

• Art gallery
  Lisa Collins showcases this month's selection of readers' art.

GAMES REVIEWS

• Slamtilt Pinball
  21st Century are back with a bang with what could be the greatest pinball sim ever.
  
• Tracksuit Manager 2
  Statistic heaven? Manager's manna? Find out if TM2 gets to join the pro squad.
  
• Exile Data Disk
  Unusual data disk for a popular platformer. But you'll be glad you got it.
  
• Super Tennis Champs Disk
  Another data disk with style: at a bargain price too. This time women hit the circuit.
  
• XTreme Racing Disk
  More tracks and an editor. Value or rip off? Find out on page 51.
  

PLAYERS GUIDES

• Vampyra
  More deep debate and dire puns as the Queen of queries solves your rogue RPGs.
  
• Snip Tips
  Matt Broughton, the Sid James of tips pages, laughs his way through this month's Snip Tips.
  
• Odyssey
  Some top hints to help you through this ever changing platform game.

COVERDISKS

• Alien Breed 3D2
  A stonking exclusive cover disk from Team 17 featuring a level from their forthcoming blockbuster 3D game. You think you've seen it all: you've seen nothing yet. Sorry, all those with under 4Mb, you'll just have to wait a little longer ...
  
• Soundtracker Pro II
  One of the best trackers to have appeared for ages, this will help you get the most music power from your Amiga, whatever system you have. Plus: Dominator MIDI sequencer demo,Tune of the Month and some more exclusive earth-shaking sound samples!

WORKSHOP

• Imagine 3.0
  The mysteries, and indeed the raison d'etre of the Action Editor is explained in this month's tutorial.
  
• Graphics Masterclass
  A two-pronged attack: first there's a bluffer's guide to caricatures, then there's a top class 24-bit car picture.
  
• Wired World
  All the latest from the ever changing world of comms and Internet, plus this month's sermon from Net God.
  
• Scala MM300
  So you have Scala from the Magic HD pack but no manual? Never fear, Norman Harris is here to light the way.
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  Find out how to create your own World Wide Web pages using HTML authoring. John Kennedy is your guide.
  
• Q+A Masterclass
  It's ARexx time once more, as John Kennedy continues hisprogramming series.
  
• Questions and Answers
  Your technical queries answered by CU Amiga's expert team of spanner heads and wing nuts.
  
• Points of View
  CU Amiga Magazine's main men voice their opinions on the brand new Amiga 'Walker'.
  
• Backchat
  Opinionated readers get to broadcast their own views tothe masses in the regular letters page.

EDITORIAL

The new Amiga arrived in grand style at the CeBIT show in Hanover and is due to make its second appearance at the World Of Amiga in the UK. This is the first new Amiga for nearly two years (after all the A4000 Tower is simply an update of the original Commodore prototype) and the first to be designed from the outset by Amiga Technologies. The basis of the machine is still the AGA chipset, Paula and the Motorola 68000, but it's the up-to-date approach of providing adequate RAM, a fast processor, CD-ROM drive and hard drive that makes this new machine so much more competitive than the ones it will eventually replace. That's not to say that if you own an A1200 it's out of date though; much of what 'Project Walker', as it is currently known, will do can be done with your machine if you upgrade it, but those considering the merits of buying a new Amiga will have more choice as a result of this development. No doubt it will cost more than the A1200, but you get what you pay for and its ecification is correspondingly higher. As for its looks ... well it has its devotees, not least in this office. It also has its detractors in this office too. But it's certainly distinctive and that's the way it should be if it is to compete. Let's hope the Walker doesn't lose too much of this in its metamorphosis from prototype to production.

Alan Dykes, Editor

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