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Some 2.04?
« on: September 25, 2005, 03:22:51 PM »
How about some 2.04 screenshots? Or at least put some 2.04 style sliders and windows in 3.9 and 4.0.

Hm?

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=636

 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2005, 03:30:09 PM »
Found one.

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=483

I don't believe there can be talk about 2.04' superiority over 3.1.

Over wb3.1.
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2005, 03:41:17 PM »
There is a reason why people upgrade, instead of downgrade...
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2005, 05:33:48 PM »
Ok, this would be that what everyone does is right. This has been proven wrong on number of times. Such facts should be known and well regarded (at least) here on Amiga.org.

 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2005, 05:59:46 PM »
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Ok, this would be that what everyone does is right.


Have I said so??? There is a reason why OS2.04 isn't the prefered OS on Amiga. Now you do the rest of the math...

If you prefer to use OS2.04 rather than OS3.9 then fine by me; I'm never turning back.
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2005, 06:22:06 PM »
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Ok, this would be that what everyone does is right.


Have I said so??? There is a reason why OS2.04 isn't the prefered OS on Amiga. Now you do the rest of the math...

If you prefer to use OS2.04 rather than OS3.9 then fine by me; I'm never turning back.


Why do you think WB2.04 isn't the prefered OS on Amiga ?? Who said so ?? Where is the proof ??

Where do you see os 3.9 ??

 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2005, 06:38:41 PM »
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Why do you think WB2.04 isn't the prefered OS on Amiga ?? Who said so ?? Where is the proof ??


Well, for old (KS 1.2/1.3) games, Workbench 2.04 DOES give you about the same level of backward compatability as OS3.9.  And for applications, you have approximately as much API support as Workbench 1.3 offers.  

(Of course, that distant sound may be this joke sailing over your head.)
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2005, 06:44:41 PM »
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Why do you think WB2.04 isn't the prefered OS on Amiga ?? Who said so ?? Where is the proof ??

Where do you see os 3.9 ??



Sounds to me now, that all you want to do at this point is to start an argument, and I simply can't be bothered...

I can give you no proof, but start a poll and see how many of the users here that uses WB2.04 as their everyday Amiga OS. Then you will have your proof, and I will even bet you a beer on it. By the way, I prefer Danish beer.
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2005, 07:15:43 PM »
@Ilwrath:

2.0 is a big step up from 1.3. Much software works on 2.0 because except from datatypes support, it has more or less the same features as 3.0/3.1.

With 2.0 AmigaOS became what it is today. In comparision, 1.3 is a desert for both the user and most notably the developer.


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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2005, 07:20:37 PM »
2.1 is not far away from 3.0, but has not the same support from developpers.
2.04 should be upgraded at least to 2.1 i think, if you have 2.0 roms.
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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2005, 07:30:25 PM »
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Much software works on 2.0 because except from datatypes support, it has more or less the same features as 3.0/3.1.


Ehh...  Sort-of.  Along with datatypes, it's lacking RTG support, CrossDOS support, multiple (and alternative) serial.device handling, and a few other really nice things, IIRC.  Really 2.04 was pretty much an incomplete 2.1.  

Of course it DID feature the last versions of translator.library and narrator.device, which is the only reason I can see for wanting a copy of Workbench 2.04, anymore.  :-)
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2005, 07:33:06 PM »
OS2.0 was the single most important release of the system software (on 68K anyway) to date. Without it, no serious future compatible applications could have been developed. Games developers aside, 2.0 really marked start of the amiga as a serious platform, IMNSHO :-D
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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2005, 07:36:11 PM »
@Ilwrath:

What I reacted to was the statement that 1.3 and 2.0 offered approximately the same API for applications. Two dimensions I would say. 2.0 is a major overhaul, most stuff is rewritten and much stuff is added. The difference between 2.0 and 3.0 is nothing compared to the difference between 1.3 and 2.0.

Btw, what did you mean with "multiple (and alternative) serial.device handling"?


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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2005, 07:57:24 PM »
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Why do you think WB2.04 isn't the prefered OS on Amiga ?? Who said so ?? Where is the proof ??

Where do you see os 3.9 ??



Sounds to me now, that all you want to do at this point is to start an argument, and I simply can't be bothered...

I can give you no proof, but start a poll and see how many of the users here that uses WB2.04 as their everyday Amiga OS. Then you will have your proof, and I will even bet you a beer on it. By the way, I prefer Danish beer.


You shouldn't be bothered, noone is trying a copmpetetion in anything, my amigo.

There's no Internet to surf on, email to read, news to write read, or anything else to do on comps, much less Amigas or any kind of letter a anywhere, and you _are_ really talking about everyday use of wb1.3 in vast majority and of vastly better quality and feel than that socially by dumbasses not approved 2.04.

Hey?
Amiga.org - ring any bells?

No sociopathy - remember.

p.s.
What I want to say about 3.1 is that it's a dream 1200/4000 WB, (as is every other one at that), however in the early nineties or by the time when the Amiga show was over arround the world lacked the cultness, the firmness of peace, the laying of 2.04. And *still*, mu choice is 2.04 over 3.1. I'm confirming that here.

Nothing more, mate, a stand, a statement, an argument, a personality, a computer, happy and away, no me no you no hostile troops.  (:pissed:)
 

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Re: Some 2.04?
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2005, 08:02:31 PM »
That was a confusingly generic comment.
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