ScuzzBlog: Diaries May 2017
Entry 18th May 2017: Post: 5
Makes no sense
Hi
OK So still on the hunt for a 2.1 Install disk and I opened up an Amiga
600 box and hooked up what I thought was a pretty basic Amiga 600. First
oddity is that it had a working internal hard drive. It did not boot to
an AmigaDOS screen which meant probably 2.1 and I was getting quite
excited.
The machine launched straight into DOpus and so had a user-startup.
There was no Workbench or System2.0 drawer just Main and Work . The
Workbench looks like Version 3.0 which is odd. What is more strange is
that while it has the 37.300 Kickstart which is typical for a 600 with
HD and running 2.1 the Workbench version is showing as ' 34.27 '. If you
recall 2.04 is 37.67 and 2.05 is 37.71 and 2.1 is 38.36 ... so ' 34 '
takes you way back and isn't even a common Workench.
Also the startup-sequence identifies the version as 39.9 (9.8.82) which
is actually the one for OS3.0 on the A1200. The startup for 2.1 is 38.22
(24.4.92). 2.05 doesn't have a version in startup.
I fired up SnoopDOS cus the Prefs icons do not work and when you click
any of the Prefs icons SnoopDoS reckons nothing is happening. So its a
busted OS.
I am guessing the drive was prepped using A500 WB somehow and then OS3.0
WB was simply dragged over. Just so strange. It really is pretty useless
as it stands without any of the functionality of the WB. I mean the ROM
isn't suitable so its confused. The ROM is the 2.0 37.300 so again I
need to install 2.1. I guess I could just drag the files over from
Locale, Fonts, Extras and Workbench and backup the old. Worst I could do
is have to put it all back I guess.
Scratching head.
scuzz
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