Workbench Question

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ami500 wrote:
Thanks guys, but to get these programs on, I'll require the amiga to be able to read dos disks in the first place. Yea, catch-22.

But it looks like I've sourced a rom chip from a local dealer here for a 2.04 rom for my amiga 500.

One more question on that though, if I install the 2.04 rom chip, will I still require workbench 2.1 to be able to read dos disks from, or will it work under workbench 1.3 as long as I have the 2.04 rom? EDIT: That's assuming that workbench 1.3 works with rom 2.04.

Thanks.

I should pont out it is not the ROM that has the DOS driver for 720K disks.

You can boot a 2.x machine with the 1.3 Workbench, but there is no point as the 720K disk software was park of Workbench.

 I have never used 720K disks on a 2.x system but, on a 3.x system you will find PC0 and PC1 device drivers on the storage disks.

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ami500 wrote:
Ok this is a little confusing ATM.

So It's not the rom that adds the ability to mount PC0, but workbench 2.x and above?

But to use version 2.x of workbench I require a 2.x rom. That bit I know.

So I'll be needing to buy workbench 2.1 along with the 2.04 rom? I just want to know if I can save $20 in not buying workbench 2.1.

You will need The "CrossDos" software. that will run on any version of Workbench, but it might come with WB2.x