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A500,A600,A1000,A1200,A2000,A3000,A4000 are all here. The Amiga is a family of personal computers sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model, the A1000, was launched in 1985 and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts.
The name 'Amiga' was chosen because it is the Spanish word for (female) friend, and alphabetically it appears before Apple in lists of computer makers. It originated as a project code-named 'Lorraine', therefore the female was used instead of the male and general version Amigo. The best selling model, the Amiga 500, was introduced in 1987 and became one of the leading home computers of the late 1980s and early 1990s with approximately six million sold. The A3000, introduced in 1990, started the second generation of Amiga Systems, followed by the A500+ and the A600.
Finally, as the third generation, the A1200 and the A4000 were released in 1992. However, poor marketing and failure to repeat the technological advances of the first systems meant that the Amiga quickly lost its market share to competing platforms, such as the fourth generation game consoles, Apple Macintosh, and IBM PC compatibles. Based on the Motorola 68000 family of microprocessors, the machine has a custom chipset with graphics and sound capabilities that were unprecedented for the price, and a pre-emptive multitasking operating system called AmigaOS. The original operating system, partly based on TRIPOS and written in BCPL, is called AmigaDOS and the GUI is called Workbench. When it was eventually renamed AmigaOS, the BCPL parts were rewritten in the C language.
Although early Commodore advertisements attempt to cast the computer as an all-purpose business machine, especially when outfitted with the Amiga Sidecar PC compatibility addon, the Amiga was most commercially successful as a home computer, with a wide range of games and creative software. It was also a less expensive alternative to the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC as a general-purpose business or home computer.
Initially, the Amiga was developed alongside various PC Compatible Systems by Commodore but later Commodore left the PC market. The platform became particularly popular for gaming and programming demos. It also found a prominent role in the desktop video, video production, and show control business, leading to affordable video editing systems such as the Video Toaster. The Amiga's native ability to simultaneously play back multiple digital sound samples made it a popular platform for early 'tracker' music software.
The relatively powerful processor and ability to access several megabytes of memory led to the development of several 3D rendering packages, including LightWave 3D and Aladdin 4D. Since the demise of Commodore, various groups have marketed successors to the original Amiga line, including Genesi, Eyetech, ACube Systems and A-EON Technology. Likewise, AmigaOS has influenced replacements, clones and compatible systems such as MorphOS, AmigaOS 4 and AROS.
The demise of Commodore has been commonly attributed to numerous factors such as poor marketing, a lack of sufficient third party developers, and a failure to compete with cheaper PC clones with 'multimedia' features and low-cost color-capable Macintosh models such as the Macintosh LC. + Top 10 ROM Downloads (click to view).
If your using windows xp you can read & write Amiga disks on your 3.5 ' drive (can't be a USB 3.5' drive)Really? I was under the impression that PC disk drives can't, regardless of software, because the way they're built with Independent Drive Electronics prevents the kind of low-level control needed. If I'm wrong, fair do's; Evidious, tell us how it goes. For the workbench images, you can also try: If mrnukem's suggestion doesn't work, you'll need either a drive which can write Amiga disk formats, like a CatWeasel, or an Amiga 1200 - they can read 720kB DOS disks. Copy the.adf image to a 720kB DOS disk, create a RAM disk on the Amiga, copy the image into that, then write out the image to a new disk as an Amiga disk. There's more to it than that, but it's been a while since I've done it and I don't have an Amiga to hand at the minute.
You might have to compress the disk image to fit it on the DOS disk. Amiga Workbench 2.1 and higher ships with CrossDOS that allows the AmigaOS to read/write 720K PC formatted disks. A PC disk drive cannot write (I'll reiterate that a few more hundred times) Amiga disks unless you have a Catweasel controller hooked up. If a disk image (ADF) file is under 720K (the Amiga format for a floppy is normally 880K), you can bring it over to your Amiga and write a real disk there using a ton of different utils found on aminet.net That said, if you need a WB 1.3 disk for an A500, send me a physical address and I'll send you one.
Hello Amiga fans, I have been very interested in getting into the Amiga scene, but I have had some problems and wanted to ask for some guidance. When I first learned of Amiga emulation I got very excited, because I always wanted to have an amiga, but I couldn't afford one back when they were popular.
One website 'Amiga Emulation Zone' that used to be run by Shane Monroe, really sold me onto the Cloanto 'Amiga Forever' software package. This package was supposed to let me run an emulated Amiga legally and I was all for that. Since I never had an amiga before, I really did not know how to use it and pretty much stopped messing with it after a month. I couldn't get deluxe galaga to work (which I really wanted to play) and had no idea what commands to run from the command prompt. So I had paid for something that I could not use (It was only $19.95, so no big deal) Well recently I tried to use the Amiga in a box software enhancement which supposedly can help amiga newbies actually use the amiga, but it has a requirement that says I need the 3.1 Workbench ADF file. Well it turns out that Amiga forever only provides an adf file for workbench 1.3, and the workbench 3.1 is pre-installed (I guess that means it's an hard disk image).
I think the 4.0 upgrade of amiga forever might have the adf I need, but I feel the $19.95 upgrade price is a little high, especially if it does not help me run the Amiga in a box upgrade. Is there a way for me to convert the workbench 3.1 files provided by amiga forever into an adf file? I feel that cloanto is trying to rip me off (I mean they want me to pay full price for an upgrade of software I purchased 6 months prior to the upgrade?). I am sorry if I posted an off topic question to this newsgroup. Eric - Angelo Vigliotti 19/6/2001, 1:01 น. 'Eric Feliu' wrote in message news:[email protected].
Hello Amiga fansI have been very interested in getting into the Amiga scene, but I have had some problems and wanted to ask for some guidance. When I first learned of Amiga emulation I got very excited, because I always wanted to have an amiga, but I couldn't afford one back when they were popular. One website Eric Either you didn't read the information at AIAB site about the 3.1WB thing and how to use your Cloanto install to make a bootable 3.1 adf for AIAB OR you never bought the Cloanto package to begin with.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt but you'll have to do the work. It's a RTFM issue.
Go back to the AIAB site and read about how you can make a useable 3.1 boot adf for the AIAB package from your Amiga Forever setup. The info is right there on the site, not hidden or under arcane links. James Vigliotti Eric Feliu 19/6/2001, 16:56 น.
I found this in the docs for AIAB hidden in an obscure zip fiule: Using Amiga Forever with AIAB AmigaForever does not come with a Workbench 3.x ADF, and therefore you'll be somewhat buggered by the time you get to the 'Insert Workbench ADF now' stage. - UPDATE: Gordon Bland emailed with this solution!
Hi JamesI just bought the Amiga Forever software yesterday. Since then I have come across your Amiga In A Box software. As usual I came up against the problem of their being a WB3.1 disk being needed.
I couldn't find one anywhere and your Amiga Forever script didn't seem to work properly. Anyway, I came across an article on the web about that from within Amiga Forever you can create a WB3.1 adf file. Creat a blank floppy in DF0: 2. From a shell window type in Execute S:make floppy.bat This will prep the disk and copy the necessary files over. During this process, I got to the 75% initilisation stage and then the program responded with an error. When I checked, the wb31.adf still existed, so I tried it and it works !!!! I now have a lovely AIAB screen, which I'm about to change for the All Saints pic.
Thank you very much for an awesome program and this should help many other frustrated Amiga Forever owners. Regards, Gordon Cheers Gordon! So, give it a try - if it works, great.if not then keep reading! - - OLD TEXT: Well, in this folder you'll find a cheap-and-nasty batch file which ought to copy the AmigaForever OS files to your AIAB setup. It relies on both AmigaForever and AIAB being installed to the default locations, so if this is not the case, you can either give up, or attempt to edit the script yourself. NB: You may wish to back up your AmigaForever installation first, before attempting to execute this script.
USAGE: Copy this script to the C: Program Files Cloanto Amiga Forever folder!. Please note that this is by no means ideal, and that using a proper Workbench 3.x ADF is still the best option. However, it ought to enable a few more people to try AIAB. If anyone out there fancies making a better script, or indeed a Win32 exe specifically for the job (hey, it could even search for Kickstart 3.x ROMs too!) don't hesitate to contact me. Hope it works peeps (let me know if it does) - fingers crossed!
James Maurice Battle - - - Alex Hopson 'Eric Feliu' wrote in message news:[email protected]. Angelo Vigliotti 20/6/2001, 18:53 น. 'Fierman' wrote in message news:[email protected]. James, have YOU actually read the links and the forum?? Not lately I'm sure.
Please do so now. Fierman You know, since my last answer to you I figured you're just lazy and clicking on something called README on the main page next to the AIAB download links might be difficult so here. Ok excerpt from the web page readme 'NB: If you have AmigaForever, please read the Docs AmigaForever-readme.txt file now! - - 1.
Load WinUAE from wherever you installed it (Ie: C: WinUAE WinUAE.exe) 2. Click 'OK' on the WinUAE gui - thats right, DONT FIDDLE ABOUT!
You can edit/load the other configs to your hearts content later! After a short wait, youll see some text, and a prompt to press return. Press return and a requester stating 'No disk present in drive 0'.
At this point you'll need to insert your Workbench 3.1/3.0 ADF: The hardest bit 3.1 Press F12 to bring up the WinUAE GUI. 3.2 Click the 'Floppies' page tab. 3.3 Click the file-requestor button (.) 3.4 Find and select your Workbench 3.1/3.0 ADF (ie: WB31.adf) 3.5 Click 'OK' - the WinUAE GUI will disappear, and wait. NB: If you're using AmigaForever and dont have a Workbench 3.x ADF, please take a look at the readme in the Docs folder for a solution (of sorts).'
OK here is the exact item the web page readme directs you to. - GOOD ENOUGH FOR YA?
Amiga Workbench 3.1 Adf Download
It amazes me how lazy people can be even if all they have to do is move a mouse and read. James Vigliotti SaintLo 20/6/2001, 22:30 น. Angelo Vigliotti schreef in berichtnieuws EscY6.59674$%[email protected]. I DID read it. And guess what?? It all points to either the documentation in the amigaforever package, OR to the cloanto page.
And that is exactly what I said in my first post: - Fierman wrote: Whatever the slagging. I think Eric has a point: it DOES NOT read on the aiab site how you could transfer the hd installed WB 3.1 to a diskimage. Cloanto provides the information.
(duh.) Now let's all wear our Happy Helmets & enjoy the rest of the day - Still I haven't seen a proof of the presence of that information on the aiab site, and that is just exactly what I was referring to. Who are you calling lazy?? I guess you didnt even take the effort reading this thread.
Amiga Workbench 3.1 Download
L8r, Fierman fu: alt.flame Angelo Vigliotti 21/6/2001, 5:35 น. 'SaintLo' wrote in message news:[email protected]. You really haven't been around long have you?
I've given hundreds of help bits to quite a few people. Try google for past responses from me and show me all of these criticisms and flames you claim. Be careful in the reading and don't attribute others quotes to me from follow-ups missing the conversation attribute indents.
If you followed the thread, THIS was a response to. 'Fierman' wrote in message news:[email protected]. James, have YOU actually read the links and the forum?? Not lately I'm sure. Please do so now. Fierman' Whom obviously did not read the links (it was on the main page) And just wanted to quip claiming foul over his own mistake blaming someone else. Fierman, you owe me one 'oops yes it is there, shouldn't have been so quick to judge' James Vigliotti Angelo Vigliotti 21/6/2001, 5:43 น.
I DID read it. And guess what?? It all points to either the documentation in the amigaforever package, OR to the cloanto page. And that is exactly what I said in my first post: - Fierman wrote: You really are funny. All of what I posted came exclusively from the AIAB website. NONE of it came from Cloanto's website.
Did you miss the direct links and quotes from those links for some arcane reason. You find yourself wrong and wish to play semantics over it being 'within' a file from the AIAB website instead of admitting that it's actually coming from the website and not Cloanto's per se. And the text I posted was NOT from Cloanto's website even if they might have that info there as well. All of it came from, funny that, a readme on the main page that pointed to the documentation in the AIAB download, ON the same page.
Imagine that. James Vigliotti Eric Feliu 21/6/2001, 19:04 น. All, Thanks to some instructions from James I was able to get AIAB up and running.
I did not realize that my question would cause so much trouble. Regardless of what all of you say the information for how to setup anything Amiga related is very hard for someone who never actually worked with a real Amiga. I imagine a lot of people buy the CDROM version of Amiga Forever and they never have to worry about making an 3.1 ADF file. I purchased the online version 'which for space reasons' does not include any extras. Well I'm up and running now, thanks to James.
Just reading through this thread some of you remind me of System Administrators I have had to work with in the past. I can just see your eyes rolling when someone posts a newbie question. Well thanks for the help. Eric - 'Eric Feliu' wrote in message news:[email protected].
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What a difference a few extra MHz, a couple of megs of RAM and hard drive storage make to a standard A500. A whole new world of productivity and ease of use is opened up. So why not take the next step and ditch those boring icons and smooth out the fonts while keeping the OS lean and more usable? Kbb turbocharger manual. Html5 plugin for firefox.
Classic Workbench provide packages of very handy prebuilt Workbench installs, however for my requirements, I wanted all the eye candy while keeping the system as fast as possible. So I rolled my own, so to speak The ACA500+ comes packaged with the WB3.1 install disks in it’s ROM’s, selecting f7 at the boot menu loads up a lite version of WB. At this point you can configure and prep. Hard drives and then install Commodore’s standard WB environment.
This is essentially the same process as booting AmigaOS from floppy disk. LHA Utility The utility that should be installed first is LHA, practically every download from aminet will be supplied in the LHA compression format. Installing a lean decompression utility is as simple as: Download the LHA utility from Open the shell utility and navigate to it’s location on the hard drive Type: lha.run Ram: // LHA will be extracted onto the Ram Disk Type: Copy Ram:lha68k C:lha LHA decompression is now available on your machine from the command line. An example command to extract a file inside the current directory would be: lha x somefile.lha.
LZX Utility LZX is another popular compression format used on the Amiga. There are a few versions floating around the internet and Aminet, the best version I have found is the Y2K patched version, complete with the keyfile. Download LZX utility from: Extract the file contents to the Ram disk, from shell, navigate to the files location.
Type: lha x LZXY2KF.LHA Ram: Copy the keyfile to the L: folder: Copy Ram:lzx.keyfile L: Rename lzx68000ec-r to lzx and copy to the C: directory: Copy Ram: lzx C: Installer Installer is a handy little utility that is required to install a good many Amiga programs. Download Installer – Decompress onto the Ram disk: lha x Installer-433.lha Ram: Finally, move the utility over into the C: folder Copy Ram:Installer433/Installer C: Magic User Interface (MUI) MUI is one of those tools (well libs really) that is indispensable. Not only is it adapt in assisting other programs to spruce up Workbench’s interface, but it is required by some applications to actually work. If eventually you want to get into Cyberspace, the TCP/IP stack MiamiDX and the mail client YAM require the MUI extensions to be present on the system. Download MUI at: and the keyfile at: Extract MUI 3.8 in the method illustrated in the last three steps (notice the pattern?) The keyfile will need to be a extracted on a Windows or OS X machine and then copied over on a CF card or Gotek.
It is possible though that this version of MUI will auto install a keyfile for you. If not, the keyfile should reside in the S: folder. Magic WorkBench Finally the eye candy our Amiga’s have been craving. If you have followed the previous steps to this point, you should be set to install your new interface. Download and extract the archive as per the previous steps. After extracting MagicWB20R.lha, from shell run MagicWB20.run.
The supplied auto extractor tries to look for a disk and will fail to work. Follow the programs steps and restart! One handy bit of advise to those new to the Amiga, you can move essential or frequently used programs like Shell to the desktop screen by:
Left clicking on the icon of the app/game you want a “shortcut” for and then right click and look for “leave out” option in the menu — This uses extra ram though. When finished use the “put away” option on it.
A couple of other handy utilities you may wish to consider are: ADF to disk writer: – for writing downloaded ADF’s to real floppy disks. SysInfo: – – Just to gloat how fast your machine is ? About the author: Will Williams is a born again Amiga nut who babies his machines and loves to write about them. You can follow him here on everythingamiga.com, on his own site or stalk him on Twitter: (@willwilliams68k).