Workbench Question

[Neo]

Checked the prices at GGS-DATA in Sweden for the Amiga 500 ROM's and
OS. Just for comparisation!

2.05 ROM cost 95SEK about AUD$18
3.1 ROM cost 265SEK about AUD$49
OS3.9 cost 395SEK about AUD$72
3.1 ROM + OS3.9 cost 639SEK about AUD$117

No price on OS 2.1 though. Negative with OS 3.9 is it's on CD. So if
you don't have a CD you have to use a PC to copy the files to the
Amiga.

I think you got a quite fair price if it's from a dealer otherwise
maybe a little high. But if you don't have a harddisk on your Amiga
there is no point aiming for any of the newer OS's since you wouldn't
be using the new features much anyway.

[Neo]

Got these prices from German retailer Vesalia.
(www.vesalia.de)

OS 3.1 Disks   9.90 EUR
ROM 3.1       19.90 EUR

I'm not sure about the exchange rate but guess 1.6 or 1.7. That would
give the 16 or 17 Australian dollars for the OS disks.

But for orders this small it usually doesn't pay off to order from
abroad.

You may be right that 3.5 and 3.9 requires a 020 or better to work.
And even if the OS doesn't requires it, the third party add-ons
surely does.