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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: jimbob005 on May 10, 2006, 03:11:14 PM

Title: workbench
Post by: jimbob005 on May 10, 2006, 03:11:14 PM

hi all i got workbench 3.0 and wanting to run 3.1 do i just need to update the roms or do i need ram to??

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: tonyvdb on May 10, 2006, 03:15:30 PM

It depends on what you have now? But for the most part you just replace the roms and away you go.

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: Oliver on May 10, 2006, 03:16:44 PM

Hi,

You don't really require any more RAM just to run 3.1.  RAM will just be useful for some apps.  3.1 is just a little different from 3.0.

edit- beat me to it

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: adolescent on May 10, 2006, 03:27:37 PM

You don't even really need the ROMs.  

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: Raffaele on May 10, 2006, 04:41:41 PM

If you own one Amiga model (A3000, A1200, A4000) pumped up with enough memory you can even find some solutions to load and remap the whole Kickstart in fast memory and go.

Regarding compatibility:

Obviously AmigaOS 3.0 and AOS 3.1 and superior versions are best served by Kickstart rev.3.0 and rev.3.1.

Kickstart rev.3.1 it is the last one and differs from rev.3.0 by some minor changes and details.

Either AmigaOS versions v.3.0 and AOS v.3.1 run fine on both Kickstart versions.

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: amigagr on May 10, 2006, 04:47:37 PM

as there is not exist rom3.0 for other amiga than a1200 and a4000  :-)  i guess you have one of them  :-)
you don't need rom3.1 to run workbench3.1. rom3.0 is enough.

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: Raffaele on May 10, 2006, 05:11:11 PM

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amije wrote:
as there is not exist rom3.0 for other amiga than a1200 and a4000  :-)  i guess you have one of them  :-)
you don't need rom3.1 to run workbench3.1. rom3.0 is enough.

Well A3000 also accepted disk based version of kickstart 3.0 if I remember well.

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: Oliver on May 10, 2006, 05:14:14 PM

If you use the 3.0 roms with WB3.1, you miss out on a couple of minor fixes.

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: amigagr on May 10, 2006, 05:55:18 PM

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Raffaele wrote:
Well A3000 also accepted disk based version of kickstart 3.0 if I remember well.

maybe, i will test this when/if i fix mine a3k but this don't mean that ever has been produced any a3000 with kick3.0 or there is even one kick3.0 produced in chip (ic)
kick3.0 guide (http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/wb_30.html)


@oliver:
        * Minor RTG improvements
        * Support for CD32's chunky-to-planar chip, Akiko
        * 3.0 bug fixes
        * Addition of ANIM & CDXL datatypes

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: karel on May 10, 2006, 07:04:24 PM

No rom 3.1 no graphics.library 40.24
OS 3.1 error

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: Oliver on May 10, 2006, 08:08:51 PM

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amije wrote:
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@oliver:
        * Minor RTG improvements
        * Support for CD32's chunky-to-planar chip, Akiko
        * 3.0 bug fixes
        * Addition of ANIM & CDXL datatypes

@amije  Thanks, never can remember the details.

Title: Re: workbench
Post by: jimbob005 on May 11, 2006, 08:57:24 AM

ok thanks all iv orderd a copy of workbench 3.1 i will update the roms when i get a bit more money thanks for your help
james