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Title: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: quarkx on November 16, 2008, 08:13:48 PM
Hi all, I just got a A2000HD system in and was wondering how to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
workbench says 38.35
kickstart 37.210

I assume it is just 3.0. any official lists?
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: davideo on November 16, 2008, 08:17:03 PM
Perhaps not the easiest way to find out but it works  ;-)

Disconnect your HD and switch on machine. Eventually the startup screen will show you what Roms you've got fitted.

Dave G  8-)
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: rkauer on November 16, 2008, 08:17:54 PM
 Nope, this is WB2.1.

 WB3.0 is 39.106.
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: quarkx on November 16, 2008, 08:21:56 PM
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rkauer wrote:
 Nope, this is WB2.1.

 WB3.0 is 39.106.

wow, I was way off, it looked like my 3.0- thanks man, looks like I have some updating to do. :lol:
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: itix on November 16, 2008, 10:04:51 PM
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it looked like my 3.0


Indeed 2.0 and 3.0 have same visual appearance.
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: quarkx on November 16, 2008, 10:05:59 PM
Well, I took it apart and it did indeed have the 1.3 Rom still, so I put my 3.1 Rom. I guess I have to update the ROMS on the A2091 Card if I want it to work with 3.1, so I removed the card and put in my A4008 card with OS 3.1 already installed.
I know this sounds crazy, but I am also putting in my Budda Card just to run the CD -ROM until I can get a hold of a Scsi CD-Rom
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: Amigaz on November 16, 2008, 10:14:03 PM
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itix wrote:
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it looked like my 3.0


Indeed 2.0 and 3.0 have same visual appearance.


Only WB2.1 has the same appearance as Wb3.0, older WB2.x releases has a black title bar
Title: Re: Way to tell between OS3 and 3.1?
Post by: Thomas on November 17, 2008, 08:25:39 AM
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Indeed 2.0 and 3.0 have same visual appearance.


Similar, but not the same.

With 2.x the screen's title bar is black with grey text and the scroll bars in Workbench windows are white.

With 3.x the title bar is white with black text and a small shadow. The scroll bars have a 3D look.

Also Kick 2.0 initialises the display from dark grey to white (just like Kick 1.3) while with Kick 3.0 the boot display is all black.

If you are used to 3.x you'll recognise 2.x at first sight (and vice versa).

Bye,
Thomas