Improving stability of AmigaOS 3.0 - 3.9

[AmigaMance]

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 You are welcome

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matthey wrote:
Good topic but let me simplify a bit...

1. Buy and install AmigaOS 3.9

 Ok, but let me simplify your simplification:
BUY AND INSTALL AMIGAOS 3.9  :-D
 Seriously, i'm all for AOS 3.9. I admit that there is no point in running 3.0, but some people chose to use 3.1 or 3.5 for whatever reasons.
 Furthermore, there are a few things mentioned which are still useful on 3.9: The ramlib patches, the Systempatch's patches to graphics.library, as this library was left unchanged since AOS 3.1 and of course, the OS39_update_patches.lha archive.
Also, the shell-startup editing part is still useful, etc.

2. Apply patches at http://amikit.amiga.sk/patches.htm

 This is a good set of update patches for AOS 3.9. I knew that i had forgot something.

3. Make a bug fixed software ROM with Remus from http://www.doobreynet.co.uk/beta/

 This has nothing to do with system stability, but it's a good tip nonetheless

I didn't use Piru's exec. Although it's faster, it was based on an "older" exec and never updated.

 Yes, it was based on the same exec which the exec of 3.9 was based...
Perhaps it never updated because there was no real need for an update.

If stability is what you're after then I recommend the 3.9 exec when using AmigaOS 3.9.

 I don't think that this exec is more or less stable than the 44.1 one.

[AmigaMance]

I'm using 3.5 with BB1 and 2 installed with no stability problems at all so far( knocks on wood)

 Well, you don't have to install anything then. But this doesn't mean that the bugs are not there. It means that they just didn't happen to manifest on your setup.

are these updates/patches good for 3.5 too

 If one of these updates/patches is not suitable for a specific AmigaOS version, i make it clear. Read IPrefs notes as an example for your OS.
 Note: I have never used AOS 3.5. Only 3.1 and 3.9, that's why i'm not completely sure about it.