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Offline Tenacious

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Re: help me pick software for a2000
« on: April 15, 2014, 04:56:12 AM »
Quote from: rednova;762539
Hi:
The productivity software I listed, is the remainder left of my older a1200 wich died and
I gave away.
I kept this software for the future, when I will get another more powerful amiga.
What I really want now, is to know what is the best software (games and utils)
which will run on my amiga 2000 (68000).
Thank you !!!

Well, you've really got 2 limitations, not just 1 (a 7 Mhz 68000).  The Kickstart/Workbench is also a limitation.  Many productivity and most OS improvements require at least OS2.1 and some require OS3.1.  I haven't filtered a list for 68K AND OS1.3 in over 20 years.

I have seen your posts on here for years.  I'm sure you have noticed the lists and compilations that have been written about here.  Most require the latest OS and more horse power than you have allowed.

On the other hand, one of the few compilations for the 68000 is Gulliver's BetterWB, but to make best use of it you will need KS/WB 3.1.


So, off the cuff, here are a few titles that I remember for OS1.3 and 68K:

Games: Falcon, A10 Tank Killer, Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer, Silent Service 1 & 2

Productivity: Brilliance, Final Copy, Professional Calc, GVP's DSS8 for sound, Distant Suns (astronomy)

A RomSwitcher with 1.3 and 3.1 roms might give you a broader spectrum of software to choose from.
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Re: help me pick software for a2000
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 01:59:50 AM »
Quote from: rednova;762770
@Darrin
Thank you for your reply.
I will limit lightwave to only render on my powerful pentium pc.
I am content to use my amiga to play all the old amiga games (all for a500).
I am happy just to play old amiga games !!!
Thank you !!!

It seems no one can resist suggesting hardware upgrades when you have clearly stated that you are NOT interested.....and it turns out that I'm no exception!!!  :)

I don't know your reasons for avoiding upgrades, acceleration, 32-bit, etc, but, I can share the spec of my fav A2000.  It is also purely 68000 and 16-bit.  It does have a Supra Turbo28 accelerator that has a 7 MHz fall-back mode for complete compatibility with old games and OS1.3 thru OS3.1.  When in 28 MHz mode, it is nearly 4 times faster than stock!!!            
Food for thought.

There, having relieved myself of this burden, I will try to NOT pester you any further on this topic!!!     ;)
« Last Edit: April 18, 2014, 02:16:03 AM by Tenacious »