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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: runequester on September 24, 2010, 06:36:04 PM
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What sort of system is required to run 3.9 ?
What is recommended to make it not crawl
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The a1200 in your signature will do nicely...
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http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/amigaos39.html
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ah nice :) I'll put it on the list of stuff to buy then.
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Just remember that it installs off a CD ROM drive so I hope you have one.
I did install OS3.9 (or was it OS3.5?) onto an A3000 over a serial cable using the CD ROM drive on a PC and the Siamese v2.5 software. Mind you, it took forever...
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Just remember that it installs off a CD ROM drive so I hope you have one.
I did install OS3.9 (or was it OS3.5?) onto an A3000 over a serial cable using the CD ROM drive on a PC and the Siamese v2.5 software. Mind you, it took forever...
Im hoping over christmas to be able to get subway and a USB cd rom drive, to take care of that part.
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Im hoping over christmas to be able to get subway and a USB cd rom drive, to take care of that part.
DONT buy a USB CD drive to use with the SUBWAY, I use SUBWAY myself and it's way to slow even on my 060/PPC to handle a CD Drive...:(
If you need a CD drive you'll need one of the 4WAY buffered interface boards, I use the 4XEide & FastATA MKIII boards, with these and a CD/DVD burner you'll have no problems reading/writing CD/DVDs... :)
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how much trouble are they to install ?
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Which one the Subway or the buffered interface...
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the latter.
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Easy just plugs into the internal HD connector on the MB. Although you'll have to run a cable to the CD/DVD drive outside the case. Or Make a special connector like I did. There are some pics in my profile page that show this...
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Gotcha.
I'll look into the options. Im a bit hesitant to chop up the case too much :)
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It's not too difficult to do, and it's well worth the effort... :)
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Still get the Subway though for other things. I use a FAT formatted 8GB memory stick for transferring things back and forth quickly from my PC. For example, I saved a lot of time downloading KG's WHDLoad games packages on my PC and then extracting them using Amiga Forever. I then copied the extracted files to the memory stick, plugged it into my Miggy and copied the files onto the hard drive. I also use a cheap USB Ethernet adapter to get online (does OK on the Deneb, not sure how the Subway will perform).
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Gotcha.
I'll look into the options. Im a bit hesitant to chop up the case too much :)
A "round" IDE cable should let you attach one end to a 4xIDE card and feed it out through the removeable plate on the back of the A1200.
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@Darrin
I think the Deneb is slightly faster than the Subway, but I use my Subway for much the same purposes as you do. It's handy for transfering things between my iMac and Amiga or uploading mp3's to memory cards or mp3 players etc.. :)
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@Darrin
I think the Deneb is slightly faster than the Subway, but I use my Subway for much the same purposes as you do. It's handy for transfering things between my iMac and Amiga or uploading mp3's to memory cards or mp3 players etc.. :)
Isnt that easier and cheaper done by using a pcmcia compact flash card reader/writer?
They cost like 2 pounds and do the job perfectly on my a1200 and a600.
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Isnt that easier and cheaper done by using a pcmcia compact flash card reader/writer?
They cost like 2 pounds and do the job perfectly on my a1200 and a600.
Ah, but a good 8GB memory stick is all you need for your Amiga/PC/Mac needs at home or at work and is harder to lose or break than carrying around a CF card or SD card. Besides, the CF Card I keep in my A4000 is SFS formatted and that just comes up as bollocks on a PC.
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Ah, but a good 8GB memory stick is all you need for your Amiga/PC/Mac needs at home or at work and is harder to lose or break than carrying around a CF card or SD card. Besides, the CF Card I keep in my A4000 is SFS formatted and that just comes up as bollocks on a PC.
Good point. Although personally im done spending money on my A1200 and after i sold its accelerator board i dont even use it anymore.
I do however use my A4000T nearly every day, so i may consider getting a Deneb or subway :)
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Isnt that easier and cheaper done by using a pcmcia compact flash card reader/writer?
They cost like 2 pounds and do the job perfectly on my a1200 and a600.
Nah, not a fan of those things or compact flash cards. The USB lets you connect all sorts of thing like cameras, MP3 players etc...
And a cheap usb multicard reader/writer can be bought for less than a tenner. I want to keep the pcmcia slot for an internet card anyway. :)
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Good point. Although personally im done spending money on my A1200 and after i sold its accelerator board i dont even use it anymore.
I do however use my A4000T nearly every day, so i may consider getting a Deneb or subway :)
There's no way I would use my A4000 without a Deneb now. It also makes reinstalling a breeze as I keep all of my ZIP/LHA archives on memory sticks so if I need to reinstall from scratch I can do a base 3.1 install, install the Deneb drivers and then unpack files from the Memory stick to my hard drive. Sure, I could keep a 2nd hard drive too, but file swapping is now so easy. I also use it for that USB Ethernet card, a USB-IDE cable, USB PC 1.44 Floppy, a SD card reader (for my camera) and an external DVD+R/W. I also need to check how well the HP USB printer drivers work (I haven't had time yet).