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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: petercli on February 23, 2014, 11:09:10 PM

Title: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: petercli on February 23, 2014, 11:09:10 PM: Any suggestion on how I can get workbench 3.5 diskettes?

Like the workbench , install , extras , and amiga fonts?

thanks,Peter
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: carvedeye on February 23, 2014, 11:36:55 PM: there's all ways ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Workbench-3-1-Original-sealed-/131116322468?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item1e87244ea4
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: petercli on February 23, 2014, 11:41:45 PM: Is there a 'legal' way to create your own diskettes ?

For my commodore 64 , I download d64 files , and use d64copy to create disks.
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: psxphill on February 24, 2014, 12:26:28 AM: Quote from: petercli;759531
Any suggestion on how I can get workbench 3.5 diskettes?

Like the workbench , install , extras , and amiga fonts?

Do you mean 3.5? I thought that was only ever on CD.
The last floppy disk version was 3.1

I used to download dms on my a1200 and copy them to floppy. If your amiga is not online then can use crossdos or a fat32 formatted PCMCIA/compact flash card to transfer them. Or you can use a serial cable from your PC to your amiga, but that is slow.
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: darkage on February 24, 2014, 12:29:21 AM: Yep CD Only -

http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/os35.html

For legal ways you could try contacting Vesalia and Amigakit ?

http://www.vesalia.de/e_os35.htm

Otherwise monitor Amibay.com and/or post in the wanted section.

For Amiga's there's ADF file images..

You can get a transfer kit from amigakit - http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=440

or get a floppy emulator - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SD-S-HXC-Floppy-Emulator-SLIM-/181328261207?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item2a3801b057

can also x/fer ADF images via NULL modem cable from PC etc..
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: psxphill on February 24, 2014, 02:53:21 AM: Quote from: darkage;759543
Yep CD Only -
or get a floppy emulator - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SD-S-HXC-Floppy-Emulator-SLIM-/181328261207?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item2a3801b057

There is a much cheaper floppy emulator based on the gotek drives.
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: petercli on February 25, 2014, 01:27:21 PM: I'll get the pcmcia transfer device from amigakit --- hopefully it won't be blocked by my CF iDE adapter card .

On my AmigaForever CD, I see workbench 3.1 under Z:\Amiga Files\Shared\adf

Thanks,

Peter
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: som99 on February 25, 2014, 01:50:08 PM: You can install AmigaOS 3.5 via ISO from CF card by simply mounting the ISO with this:
http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/Start.zip
Credits to Thomas.
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: TCMSLP on February 25, 2014, 03:44:54 PM: som99: Can you not just copy the ISO contents to CF card and run the installer from there? I'm sure I did something similar with OS3.9.
Title: Re: workbench 3.5 diskettes ?
Post by: som99 on February 25, 2014, 04:20:07 PM: Quote from: TCMSLP;759710
som99: Can you not just copy the ISO contents to CF card and run the installer from there? I'm sure I did something similar with OS3.9.

I have a slight memory that mid installation 3.9 complained about no CD are present but I might remember wrong so not sure, also extracting from windows have issues due to filnames etc so best is doing on a Amiga formated CF card from WinUAE I guess, but without doubt is the fastest method to just mount the ISO and be sure you wont get any problems :)

This method also works for most CD based games, the only CD game I can not get working this way is Exodus the last war.

Edit: BTW if anyone know a way to get Exodus running please give me a PM, I have DVD drive on my A1200 so mounting ISO's are not my only option.