new os3.x software ?

[ami_junki]

I would definitely buy some new OS3.1 software, if I can use my Amiga for my daily needs I will do, it is just a much nicer experience.  Unfortunately due to my job I have to use "industry standard" software so I don`t get as much time as I would like to spend on the Amiga.  By the way Cammy that is a gorgeous Workbench, you must have put a lot of effort into it.  Would you ever consider releasing a pack like ClassicWB with your Workbench set-up, I am sure many people would love to have a Workbench like yours.

[ami_junki]

Just for the hell of it, I thought I'd post the latest screenshot of my A1200's Workbench. It's running in 16 colours so it's nice and responsive, and you can see both GlowIcons and NewIcons, the drawers for the Christmas game competition games, icons for SabreMSN and AmiMSN (two up-to-date OS3 MSN clients), and Tiny Invaders.



I'm running in PAL High Res Interlace with as much Overscan as my LCD TV will display, running through an RGB-S-Video adapter from AmigaManiac, so there's no flicker, just a nice solid display (with noise-reduction which helps soften the dithering).

How much Chip ram do you have left over when using that set-up?

[ami_junki]

1,771,808 graphics mem left! I run FBlit

Credit should go to Rebel, though. He created this universal, OCS-compatible palette. It's compatible with MagicWorkbench, NewIcon, Iconographics and GlowIcon sets, MUI, a whole bunch of Workbench apps and games, and remaps images pretty well considering it's only 16 colours. The palette is designed to avoid DBLPal/NTSC flashing, it works with MagicTV, and doesn't interfere with mouse pointer colours (you can use any colour cursor you want). He designed all the bitmaps and GUI gadgets, and made a bunch of icons too. We're working together on a theme pack, and we'd love to make something like ClassicWB, except it would be more like ModernWB, since the focus would be on all the newer OS3 software and internet applications rather than classic gaming.

Anyone with an Amiga with enough RAM (and preferably a 020+) can run a Workbench like this, and it's very responsive!

Wow that is amazing, thanks for the all the info, I hope that you guys can get ModernWB out someday, if I wanted to use the same palette, can I download it from Aminet?  I would definitely be interested in downloading something like that to fix up my Amiga, at the moment New Icons looks terrible in 16 colours on my machine

[ami_junki]

That would be really great Cammy, would really appreciate it, don`t have as much time as I would like for setting up the Amiga.  Amazing how the Amiga Workbench can look so good in just 16 colours.