Forget about kickstart 2.x !! Go for the 3.1 !!! 2.x may be a dramatic improvement over 1.3 but 3.1 is way better !! I have used it for more than a year on my A500+ with 68020/14 turbocard. Even used a scsi cdrom without problem with AsimCDFS software.. A while ago I had an A2000 with a Evolution scsi Zorro card and there was no way that I could detect a scsi cdrom, so it depends on your controller. If you would use a Xsurf ethernet card then you would also be able to use its on board IDE controller to connect a cdrom ... don´t worry, even on a so caled dated A2000 you still have got loads of options. Just plug in a 2060 turboboard and a gfx card like CV64/3D or Picasso IV and you´ll be lightyears faster then most A1200 users !!!!