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Title: BetterWB 3.0 Pack Released
Post by: Gulliver on October 06, 2013, 09:33:00 AM

This is a new version of BetterWB workbench pack, that aims to be an enhancement, an updated extension to AmigaOS 3.1, without all those hardware requirement penalties typically associated with these kind of packs. It is indeed a better 3.1 than 3.1 itself!

BetterWB works on any Amiga. It installs on top of a bare AmigaOS 3.1 installation. It is distributed as a set of floppy images and occupies about 8MB of harddrive space.

Changes since last version:

-Added zDir which is an enhanced Dir command replacement
-Included a clone of the popular unix dd command (the data duplicator)
-KeyPressed is a usefull command for handling keypresses in scripts
-The new icon.library is active by default (Now you can see all Amiga icons)
-The powerfull BootUte replaces NoFastMem
-Incorporated a system font cache that requires no extra memory (Fontcache)
-CopyIcon is a tool that allows you to copy and replace any Amiga icons
-MultiHelp is a commodity that comfortably allows you to view manuals, docs, and amigaguides
-yStart is a commodity that automatically generates a Windows like startmenu
-Reworked the default Iconset
-Plus Many fixes and minor enhancements

You can download BetterWB from its homepage at:

http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/BetterWB.htm

Title: Re: BetterWB 3.0 06-OCT-2013
Post by: lionstorm on October 06, 2013, 03:11:11 PM

the new icon.library is a killer !
thanks for the update.

Title: Re: BetterWB 3.0 06-OCT-2013
Post by: Tenacious on October 07, 2013, 12:52:29 AM

Fantastic!  Thanks Gulliver.

Title: Re: BetterWB 3.0 Pack Released
Post by: magnetic on October 08, 2013, 12:56:15 AM

Thanks Gulliver

You have one of the coolest projects as its a Floppy Distro unlike others where you usually need a stupid windoze box to get it working properly! Thanks alot.

Title: Re: BetterWB 3.0 Pack Released
Post by: Gulliver on October 10, 2013, 01:43:41 AM

@All

Thank you for your comments.

BetterWB 3.1   10-OCT-2013

Changes since last version:

-WindowToFront replaces the Clicktofront commodity
-Format64 lets you format big hardrives (Thanks to Megacz)
-Many minor fixes and enhancements

You can download BetterWB from its homepage at:

http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/BetterWB.htm

Title: Re: BetterWB 3.0 Pack Released
Post by: Tenacious on October 10, 2013, 02:07:50 PM

Thanks again!

I wonder if it would be better to make a news item announcement on releases that are bugfixed and stable.  I seem to keep finding ppl who have not heard of BetterWB.

IMHO, updating all Amigas, especially the most humble, is a great project.