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Title: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: fondpondforever on May 10, 2017, 12:15:51 AM
Will Workbench 2.1 run on an Amiga 500 or do you need to install a rom for it to work? Thanks.
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: Matt_H on May 10, 2017, 12:32:50 AM
You need a 2.04 ROM.
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: fondpondforever on May 10, 2017, 12:57:04 AM
Ok thanks. What would happen if you put a 'A600HD Install Disk Version 2.05' Disk into a Amiga 500. Would it install or say error? Thanks.
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on May 10, 2017, 01:00:21 AM
Quote from: fondpondforever;825590
Ok thanks. What would happen if you put a 'A600HD Install Disk Version 2.05' Disk into a Amiga 500. Would it install or say error? Thanks.

You still need a 2.04 ROM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_version_history
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: giZmo350 on May 10, 2017, 01:06:38 AM
Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;825591
You still need a 2.04 ROM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_version_history


That reply made me giggle out loud! :lol:
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on May 10, 2017, 01:07:52 AM
Quote from: gizmo350;825592
That reply made me giggle out loud! :lol:

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Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: fondpondforever on May 10, 2017, 01:09:21 AM
Ok thanks for you help.
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: scuzzb494 on May 12, 2017, 12:06:17 AM
Quote from: fondpondforever;825582
Will Workbench 2.1 run on an Amiga 500 or do you need to install a rom for it to work? Thanks.


You will get an error message that states that you require a Kickstart version 2.0 or later. Which basically means you need the later ROM.

You could also fit the 3.1 ROM for the A500. I have an A590 sidecar self booting 40.62 Workbench3.1 with the 40.63 3.1 ROM and I just booted my A600 Workbench disk to check and all worked fine.

The Greg Donner site will tell you which OS needs the upgrade ROM

http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/
Title: Re: Workbench 2.1 on Amiga 500
Post by: Pat the Cat on May 12, 2017, 03:03:40 PM
Quote from: fondpondforever;825590
Ok thanks. What would happen if you put a 'A600HD Install Disk Version 2.05' Disk into a Amiga 500. Would it install or say error? Thanks.

I discovered just a few weeks back that Install 2.04 and maybe 2.05 WILL boot up on a Kickstart 1.3 A500. Historical issue, some people had Kickstart on disk, not on ROM.

After boot, you can setup a hard drive, copy software to the hard drive, no problem.

HOWEVER, when you try to boot the hard drive with a new Workbench 2 install, that's when you get the error message (Workbench 2 onwards requires a Kickstart 2 ROM).
 
 The actual Install disks will work under earlier versions of Kickstart, but not the Workbench or other disks.