[XCSSA] FREE BOX-O AMIGA STUFF

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

--- On Tue, 8/12/08, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio <xcssa at xcssa.org> wrote:

> From: X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio <xcssa at xcssa.org>
> Subject: Re: [XCSSA] FREE BOX-O AMIGA STUFF
> To: xcssa at xcssa.org
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 10:16 AM
> On Tuesday 12 August 2008 09:37, X-otic Computer Systems of
> San Antonio wrote:
> > On 8/12/08, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio
> <xcssa at xcssa.org> wrote:
> > >> I'm not sure about OS 3.0 or 3.1, but
> getting CDROM to
> > >> work either requires 3rd party drivers or
> some fiddling with the OS
> > >> 3.x drivers.
> > >
> > > The 3.1 desktop added native CD-ROM support
> (~1993).
> > >
> > > Wow.. that's a trip down memory lane..
> >
> > Tom, is there a way to upgrade this A3000 to 3.1? I
> think its got 2.1
> > on the hard drive. 
> 
> Well IIRC, they actually have 4.x now, but without PPC
> procs.. you can only 
> use 3.x (up to 3.9 IIRC).   

4.x is the version of the current Amiga operating systems for AmigaOne computers (new motherboard/system, NOT the classic Amiga) based on a PPC processor.  Since I do not run OS4 I dont know if it can run on Classic PPC based Amiga's or not.  Highest revision Kickstart was 3.1.



> Kickstart ROMS are architecture specific.. so if you're
> going to buy some, you 
> need the ones for your Amiga (A3000).  

correct.

> 
> Also.. what many A3000 owners do is "soft
> kick"... or load the ROM versions 
> you want into RAM.  You do this on the A3000 by holding
> down both mouse 
> buttons as you power up.. You can then select an alternate
> kick file (pre 
> boot) before the system attempts to boot the OS. (note:
> this only works on 
> some A3000s that have the special kick ROMs to handle it)..

Use softkick.  Get a 3.x rom image for the Amiga 3000 and softkick it.  I did that all the time and it worked great.

> Looks like the "new" version of ParNet is now
> called PC2AMIGA (works kind of 
> like LapLink from the 90's if you remember that):
> 	http://aminet.net/package.php?package=comm/misc/PC2Am308.lha

Yep, that works.

> 
> If it's already installed on your Amiga.. you may be
> lucky.. If it's not.. 
> copy it to a PC 720k or 1.44M floppy and get it installed
> on the Amiga like 
> that.. Then that will at least link your PC and Amiga (a
> good start).
> 
> Tweeks


-Alex