AmigaOS 3.9 Boing Bag #3

[kolla]

Why can't the files also be hosted on lilliput.host-cafe.com?

[Gulliver]

@kolla

I havent tryed yet. Will do it when i have a bit more time.

[Minuous]

OK, preliminary installer for OS3.9 Boing Bag #3 is ready.

http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/BoingBag3.lha
http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/BoingBag3.readme

Enjoy...

[Gulliver]

Excellent work Minuoius!
I will test it and then get back to you for further comments

[Tumbleweed]

This is a long-needed update and its great that you can now install it without having to find and install all the individual updates and patches. Would it be possibel though to provide an option to install CPU specific versions? For eample I have 060 board and the XAD version intalled by BB3 is for a 020. So I reinstalled the 060 version after I had run the BB3 update.

Weed

[Tumbleweed]

its also trashed my png support through uodating icon library, reverting back to icon.library v53.4 (patched) fixed it.

Weed

[HammerD]

Excellent, thank you very much, will give it a try

[Gulliver]

@Minuous

First check done, found the following issues:

1)LoadModule is 40.11 should be latest from aminet (version 40.12)

2)
BoingBag3.readme QUOTE
These components are new:

PlayCDKludge                   1.2
Say                           43.0
translator.library            43.1
BoingBag3.readme END OF QUOTE

List is missing narrator.device 37.7

3) Missing update:
Ram-handler is 44.23, should be 44.24

Thats it for now

[Minuous]

Would it be possibel though to provide an option to install CPU specific versions? For eample I have 060 board and the XAD version intalled by BB3 is for a 020. So I reinstalled the 060 version after I had run the BB3 update.

Actually it is supposed to automatically check the CPU you have and copy the correct version, must be a bug in the script.

Thanks all for the feedback, I will make a V0.2 within the next few days.

[Jose]

Keep up the good work

[NovaCoder]

OK, preliminary installer for OS3.9 Boing Bag #3 is ready.

http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/BoingBag3.lha
http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/BoingBag3.readme

Enjoy...

That's awesome, well done

[matthey]

There is newer...

narrator.device 37.8
reqtools.library 39.3

http://www.heywheel.com/matthey/Amiga/BB3libsnew.lha

and a better workbench.guide here...

http://www.heywheel.com/matthey/Amiga/WBguide.lha

It would be nice to include these newer P96 libs also...

http://www.heywheel.com/matthey/Amiga/P96new.lha

Looking good though .

[AmigaMance]

There is newer...

narrator.device 37.8
reqtools.library 39.3

http://www.heywheel.com/matthey/Amiga/BB3libsnew.lha

 There's also reqtools.library 39.3 Rev2. Optimized for 68060, but works for all 68020+ CPUs:
http://www.ziosante.it/downloads/ReqToolsLib.lha

 Where did you find this version of narrator.device?

[Gulliver]

@Mathey

Thanks for finding that library and that narrator.device. I will soon fix BoingBag3 website accordingly!

I have seen your workbench.guide, which is certainly very good. In fact it has a lot of information on how to handle workbench using Arexx. But i must say that i disagree that it suits better for BB3, as it lacks all the general help information regarding for example: Workbench drawers, a general help FAQ with usual problems and their solutions, a brief description of what each command and tool does, etc. Anyway, i invite you to rip the information fom both, and attempt to merge them. That could be really usefull!

The Picasso96 stuff, in my humble point of view, should be added to a BoingBag3 Contribution software list, as such was the way Picasso96 was intended to be on AmigaOS3.9. As soon as i have a little more time i will attempt to generate that list and put it online including your Picasso96 findings.

[matthey]

 Where did you find this version of narrator.device?

It was the Mu/Thor/Thomas Richter's patch. It just bumps the stack a little. Nothing major.

Thanks for the ReqTools link.

[matthey]

@Matthey
I have seen your workbench.guide, which is certainly very good. In fact it has a lot of information on how to handle workbench using Arexx. But i must say that i disagree that it suits better for BB3, as it lacks all the general help information regarding for example: Workbench drawers, a general help FAQ with usual problems and their solutions, a brief description of what each command and tool does, etc. Anyway, i invite you to rip the information fom both, and attempt to merge them. That could be really usefull!

My workbench.guide has very specific info on the operation of Workbench, is formatted better with more buttons/links, and supports requester specific and menu help. Your workbench.guide has a lot of additional info, much of it useful but some not so much related to Workbench. I think it would be best to make separate guides for BB3, Workbench, Arexx and AmigaDOS and link between them. Ernest Unrau has an excellent ARexx guide already that could probably be used (update recently added to Aminet). My Workbench guide could be used with your additional Workbench related info added. I couldn't find an AmigaDOS guide as good as Ernest's Arexx guide but parts could be borrowed from other places including the work you have done already. English isn't my strong point and I am currently developing a better disassembler to modify programs so my time is limited. It would be better if someone else made the simple tedious modifications if possible. Otherwise, I may eventually get to it .

The Picasso96 stuff, in my humble point of view, should be added to a BoingBag3 Contribution software list, as such was the way Picasso96 was intended to be on AmigaOS3.9. As soon as i have a little more time i will attempt to generate that list and put it online including your Picasso96 findings.

That's fine with me. I'm happy that someone is taking the time to finally put this all together. Thanks.