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Title: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: fondpondforever on May 08, 2017, 12:02:18 AM

Did the release of Amiga 3.9 come in a Box? I know that 3.5 did. Thanks.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: Matt_H on May 08, 2017, 01:23:25 AM

No, 3.9 just came in a jewel case with tiny manual.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: QuikSanz on May 08, 2017, 02:53:28 AM

I think I remember a skinny box. Had to fit the Emergency disk in there.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: magnetic on May 08, 2017, 03:16:04 AM

Quote from: QuikSanz;825494

I think I remember a skinny box. Had to fit the Emergency disk in there.

This is incorrect unless it was some dealer specific thing. 3.9 shipped in cd rom jewel case with an insert NO floppy. You had to make your own.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on May 08, 2017, 06:01:59 AM

Plastic jewel case + a folded instruction sheet. ERD's contain a few system-specific files, if you wanted one you had to make your own (using a utility included on the CD).

FWIW 4.1 "classic" comes in a larger plastic case with a separate floppy.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: paul1981 on May 08, 2017, 09:48:32 AM

I received the cd disc in a slim jewel case and a red emergency floppy... No instruction sheet with mine.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: magnetic on May 08, 2017, 11:23:36 AM

Quote from: paul1981;825507

I received the cd disc in a slim jewel case and a red emergency floppy... No instruction sheet with mine.

That is not the standard packaging. Like i said must be some dealer thing with you as almost all in the world were packaged the same way afaik.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: paul1981 on May 08, 2017, 05:20:35 PM

Quote from: magnetic;825509

That is not the standard packaging. Like i said must be some dealer thing with you as almost all in the world were packaged the same way afaik.

Mine was from amigakit. There was no box, but it was heat sealed in a transparent plastic bag slightly larger than the jewel case. There was no jewel case insert and the cd was printed with one of those CDR inkjet printers or whatever they're called. This was probably 10 years ago though. Also the red emergency floppy had a black and white printed label on it.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: dovegrace on May 08, 2017, 07:06:31 PM

I got mine from Vesalia last year, packaged in a jewel case. No floppy.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: smerf on May 08, 2017, 10:06:38 PM

Just came in a jeweled plastic case. Mine was sent to me in bubbled wrap Vanilla envelope through the snail mail.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: agami on May 09, 2017, 03:33:05 AM

Amiga OS 3.5 shipped in a box with a boot floppy.
OS 3.9 originally shipped as a jewel case. The assumption was, you were already running OS 3.5 thus having a CD drive configured on your Amiga, or you had OS 3.1 with a CD drive. It is very easy to create a boot floppy for OS 3.9 from the CD.

I keep my OS 3.9 CD inside the OS 3.5 box. Plenty of room in there.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: QuikSanz on May 09, 2017, 03:34:17 AM

Got my copy when it came out from Software Hut, long time ago.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: Acill on May 09, 2017, 03:52:28 AM

Quote from: QuikSanz;825536

Got my copy when it came out from Software Hut, long time ago.

Same place mine came from new and it was just the CD in the standard jewel case as well.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: magnetic on May 09, 2017, 03:56:31 AM

Quote from: paul1981;825515

Mine was from amigakit. There was no box, but it was heat sealed in a transparent plastic bag slightly larger than the jewel case. There was no jewel case insert and the cd was printed with one of those CDR inkjet printers or whatever they're called. This was probably 10 years ago though. Also the red emergency floppy had a black and white printed label on it.

Like i said it was an individual dealer thing. 3.5 was boxed 3.9 not.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: magnetic on May 09, 2017, 04:06:14 AM

btw guys funny and true story. When I was with Genesi I read all the agreements we had with Hyperion and Ainc. Bill Buck had like 2000 copies of os 3.9 lol. They had they licsense to distribute 3.9 with Pegasos iirc.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: outrun1978 on May 09, 2017, 07:08:33 AM

mine came from Vesalia, just in a jewel case with no manual....

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: scuzzb494 on May 09, 2017, 02:08:56 PM

Just a few ... Happy days

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov13/a_scuzz_nov14_120.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov13/a_scuzz_nov14_119.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0406/car_1606_117.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_aug29/a_scuzz_sep01_13.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov13/a_scuzz_nov14_101.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_178.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_177.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/media/a226_media06.jpg

Hmmm...

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_sept20/a_scuzz_sep20_374.jpg

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on May 09, 2017, 04:22:23 PM

You forgot a picture of the huge binder that came with the A3000. Boy do I miss those days! :(

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: Pentad on May 09, 2017, 05:07:08 PM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;825562

You forgot a picture of the huge binder that came with the A3000. Boy do I miss those days! :(

I always felt the Amiga 3000 was Commodore's last attempt at really doing a professional rollout of a computer line.  The manual was in a binder that had pages on nice stock, plastic separators, and color(!) photos splashed around.

You also had warranty choices, universities were buying them, AMIX was a professional option, and the case for the 3000, 3000T, and A3070 were some of the best in the line. We even got two different mice!

The Amiga 4000 manuals were pretty cheap and it just felt like money was tight at CBM.

-P

PS - My AOS 3.5 came in a slick box but my AOS3.9 (Software Hut) was just a jewel case IIRC.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: paul1981 on May 09, 2017, 10:37:37 PM

Maybe Commodore were going green, by trying to help save the planet with their skimpy manuals.
:laughing:

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: nyteschayde on May 09, 2017, 10:39:11 PM

I also received mine in a box.

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: nyteschayde on May 09, 2017, 10:40:18 PM

Fantastic quality!!

Quote from: scuzzb494;825559

Just a few ... Happy days

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov13/a_scuzz_nov14_120.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov13/a_scuzz_nov14_119.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0406/car_1606_117.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_aug29/a_scuzz_sep01_13.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov13/a_scuzz_nov14_101.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_178.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_177.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/media/a226_media06.jpg

Hmmm...

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_sept20/a_scuzz_sep20_374.jpg

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: goldfish on May 09, 2017, 11:11:05 PM

Bet there is zero chance of a new batch of OS 3.9 CD being made in a DVD case???

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on May 09, 2017, 11:17:11 PM

Quote from: magnetic;825543

Bill Buck had like 2000 copies of os 3.9 lol.

Wonder whatever happened to all of 'em? :lol:

Title: Re: Did the release of AmigaOS 3.9 come in a Box?
Post by: scuzzb494 on May 10, 2017, 12:28:14 AM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;825562

You forgot a picture of the huge binder that came with the A3000. Boy do I miss those days! :(

I have so many books and binders. There is literally a wall of them. Amazing really.

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/media/a103_media04.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_154.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_145.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0410/car_0410_132.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_1006/car_20Oct06_161.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_1006/car_20Oct06_162.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_mar14/a_scuzz_march13_03.jpg

http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/car_0106/car_0106_059.jpg