i think i've sorted it with all the settings, i used someone else's settings from a different thread. when i load the kickstart 1.3 rom, i get a white screen with a thick black box at the bottom. a black outlined hand, holding a floppy disk with "amiga work bench" written on it [upside down, of course]. "v1.3" is under this and to the right is a vertical bar with white lines through, cutting it up into bits. i assume this is normal?
..i just don't know where to go from here, how do i load up a rom/game?