3.5/3.9 on 030?

[mfilos]

ACA1230@56 is a really speed devil!
My own experience was thrilling cause it really felt as if I had an 040 on the Amiga. (I guess due to the really fast RAM that Jens putted).

I'd suggest 3.9 over 3.5 any day.

[mfilos]

After some messing around and with nice advices of Gulliver I found out that 3.5 isn't faster if you disable some WBStartup applications that for some people (incl. me) aren't so important from 3.9:

- AmiDock (extra toolbar for application, that is kinda heavy shiz)
- AsyncWB (for better asynchronous file operations - if you copy or delete multiple files at the same time)
- BenchTrash (Global Trashcan, like the recycle bin on windows)
- DefIcons (for configuring easily, custom actions by default, on a set of specific type of files)
- RawWBInfo (for more complete Icon information windows - basically arranging stuff in 2 tabs)

You can also use Env-handler that saves precious Chip RAM by holding environment variables in a  more accessible fashion.

Also 3.5 has memory leaks AFAIK so I'd suggest using 3.9

[mfilos]

To check the speed you can check one old test video of mine here (ACA630@30): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sYWUJIUyK4

It was done when I had 3.5, but now I replaced it with 3.9+BB4 plus a lot more stuff in a custom ROM that is kicked via MapROM.
Latest stuff like Cosmos scsi.device, exec.library, graphics.library etc and PeterK's Icon.library that supports even DualPNG icons without RTG... are full of win

[mfilos]

Nah I Installed it with CDROM (mounted a spare 4way buffered interface with slim CDROM and then removed it) but you can do it using a PCMCIA CF adapter as well copying the 3.9 ISO and mounting it from there.
Also setting up in WinUAE and copying it in the CF is also a win situation!

Just for the fun of it... I also made one experimental Kickstart that enables booting from USB sticks even on A600 lol...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gtDZUm46ks

It's cool, although it's slowing down the system overall and having  Poseidon always online isn't the best thing (since WHDLoad has issues  with it).
Was a nice test though.

[mfilos]

I don't understand what you mean. What extra apps and what comes with?

[mfilos]

What applications comes with 3.9 and are they installed automatically or can you choose?

Check a summary per WB version in the following links:
- OS 3.5 : http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/wb_35.html
- OS 3.9 : http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/wb_39.html

Hey Mfilos
Can you please describe how to do the above? The 1200 in my cig needs OS  3.9! NO Cd Rom.. I do have Amiga Forever and a CF card.. but dont know  how to mount it or get 3.9 on it???

You can follow this excellent guide by Thomas here: http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.de/os39uae.html