Reinstalling from scratch - any recommendations on OS version etc?

[chiark]

Hi Folks,

I'm looking for community recommendations on what software to use on my 4000/40 with WarpEngine, currently running KS 3.0

I have a Piccolo SD64 card, warpengine with SCSI, SCSI drive, IDE drive and a Plextor 1610 CD writer.  I also have an Ariadne II on the way.

My current setup is OS 3.0 running EGS, which is the original software provided with the Piccolo card.  I'm also using AmiFileSafe as my filesystem, which might well need updating to PFS.

I think it's time for a refresh, given that it's been about 8 years since I updated anything on the system.

I have ordered OS 3.5, and will order 3.9 if people recommend it.  As soon as I can find a decent supplier of Kickstart 3.1, I'll shove that in too - for the moment I'll softkick 3.1 and faithfully promise to buy the real thing when I find it!

I used to class myself as an "expert" on these things, but have been out of touch for an embarassing amount of time.

What would people recommend to use as my OS (3.0,3.1,3.5 or 3.9), graphics driver (I'm thinking Picasso 96...) and what essential utilities should I look for nowadays.

I realise that this could turn into a huge thread, so I promise that I'll create an article for a FAQ at the end of it.

Thanks for any help,
Nick.

[chiark]

Thanks for that.  I forgot to mention that I can softkick 3.1 (yes, I know!) so I've edited the post.

Amigakit.com don't have 3.1 roms for the 4000 :-( .  I'll keep searching.

[chiark]

As if by magic, they've appeared on the site

[chiark]

@amigakit - I'll be ordering the 3.1 ROM set from you when I've sold something on ebay.  If it goes well, I'll go for 3.9 too

Thanks for the recommendations all, it looks like 3.9 is the way to go!

[chiark]

Please do :-)

I've just managed to get OS 3.9, so it looks like I really need the ROM.

Any discount for amiga.org members ;-) ?