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Amiga OS 3.9
Get boinged!
OS 3.9 Functions
- Multimedia programs (MP3 player, AVI & QT player, new CD player)
- Web browser AWEB 3.4 SE (new version)
- GENESIS (full Internet and network access)
- AmiDOCK (new program start bar)
- WarpOS 5.0 (new version)
- IomegaTools (for Zip and Jaz)
- new powerful Shell (with extensive prefs)
- automatic datatype recognition
- integrated unpacker (lha, lzx, dms, zip...)
- fast search (search for, and in files)
- new picture datatype (PPC-optimized)
- many new Tools (ASLPrefs, new Info requester, new watch, font cache, new color wheel, etc.)
- extensive HTML documentation (in English and German)
This list only shows the main features of Amiga OS 3.9.
System Requirements
AmigaOS 3.9's hardware requirements are identical to that of
Amiga OS 3.5.
AmigaOS 3.9 is a software-only Update w/o ROMs (however, it requires
Kickstart 3.1 ROMs to operate!)
AmigaOS 3.9 is the update for
Amiga OS 3.5
-- but it can also be installed directly on top of an
Amiga OS 3.1 system.
Minimum Requirements:
- CD-ROM drive
- Hard drive
- 68020 or higher processor
- Amiga 3.1 ROMs (version 40.xx)
- 6 MB Fast RAM
For improved performance, we recommend:
- 68030 or higher processor
- 8 MB Fast RAM
- Graphics accelerator and/or scandoubler
- Modem
To take full advantage of OS 3.9 we also recommend you add the following:
- 68060 processor with PowerPC accelerator card
- 16-bit sound card
- 32 MB Fast RAM
- I/O Accelerator
Features of AmigaOS 3.9
Workbench
AsyncWB - adds asynchronous copying and delete functionality to Workbench
ACTION - AVI & Quicktime Player
plays AVI and Quicktime videos
highly optimized 68k version
AMPlifier - MP3/WAV/AIFF Player
plays MP3, WAV, and AIFF sound files
paulaaudio.device (there is no need to install AHI)
MPEGA.Library - Software MP3 Decoder
68k and PPC version
PlayCD - New CD Player
plays music CDs
new animated skin system
programmable
CacheCDFS - CD ROM Support (*3.5)
CacheCDFS - CD-ROM File System
ISO9660, RockRidge, Joliet (Win 95/98) and MAC HFS compatible
supports Amiga protection bit and file comments
MultiSession CD-ROM support
CDFSPrefs - Preferences tool for CacheCDFS
BootCacheCDFS - Loads CacheCDFS reset resident for JumpStart
Autoboot InstallCDFS - Installer script for easy installation of CD-ROMs
FindDevice - Tool to search for connected CD-ROM drives
AWEB 3.4 Special Edition - Internet Browser
works online and offline
supports HTML 3.0 and most of HTML 4.0
supports JavaScript
Internet / Network Access - TCP/IP Stack
connects your Amiga to the Internet
easy selection of Internet Service Providers
connects to other computers (LAN)
full version; no time-limit
AmigaMAIL - E-Mail Client (*3.5)
easy to configure and use
based on the e-mail library
AmiDOCK - Program Start Bar
easy to use program start tool like the Apple "Klickstarter", but far more powerful
add new programs with drag & drop
RAWBInfo & several other tools
RAWBInfo - a powerful new info requester
NewIconEmu - emulates NewIcons on the new system
colorwheel.gadget - new color wheel with true color support
gradientslider.gadget - new gradient slider
string.gadget - new string gadget with lots of functions
ASLPatch - a new file selector
Automatic file type recognition
DefIcons is a powerful system that defines which application is launched when a file is double-clicked
very flexible and powerful
Improved Libraries & System Tools
new icon.library
patches to workbench.library
patches to intuition.library
new API functionality
additional products
Find & Clock
Find tool (files, and within files)
Workbench clock (Animated Icon)
new text.datatype
IomegaTools - tools for Zip and Jazz drives
New Shell & many other tools
ViNCEd - powerful Shell with history, etc.
diskfont.library - bugfixes and new font caching
FixFonts - cache management
More - bugfixes
BenchTrash - new trashcan
mathieeedoubbas - bugfixes
mathieeedoubtrans - bugfixes
mathieeesingtrans - bugfixes
rexxmathlib.library
Unpacker Tool
tool to support the DefIcon system and xad.library
decrunches lha, lzx, zip and many others
easy to use
XAD Library - Universal Decruncher System
decrunches lha, lzx, zip and many others
Picture Datatype - New Improved Version
PowerPC/68K fat binary
supports picture scaling
Improved Prefs
Workbench - new features: title bar on/off, icons in FastRAM, fuel gauge on/off, etc.
IPrefs - now uses the scaling features of the new picture datatype & 1:1 aspect ratio of all window borders
AHI prefs
ScreenMode prefs - added Test button
WBPattern - select button for scaling feature
IControl
Glow Icons - New Icon Style (*3.5)
new complete icon set for all system tools
new icons for most applications
WarpOS - New Version
WarpOS PowerPC support
AmigaOS compatible integration
extensive functionality
hardware independent driver system
WarpOS prefs
direct control over the features of WarpOS
HDToolBox - Harddisk Toolkit (*3.5)
scanning the SCSI bus
read the physical information of the hard disk
read/write the logical information (RDB)
create Mount files
read special Mount entries to restore the RDB
HDToolBox application that uses the low-level library
new GUI style
NSDPatch -Support for Harddisks >4GB (*3.5)
L:FastFileSystem - adds 64-bit support according to the new style device based trackdisk64 standard
NSDPatch - integrated into SetPatch
implements a standard for 64-bit devices
adds support for NSD to a lot of standard and third-party devices (many different scsi devices, ide devices ...)
allows access to partitions and disks > 4GB
fixes bugs in certain devices (mfm.device, some SANA II devices)
HDwrench.library (*3.5)
supports drives beyond 4 gigabytes, up to the limit of SCSI disk addressability
Text-Editor-Gadget (*3.5)
supports ReAction/ClassAct
support for text styles (bold, italic & underline)
multi-level undo & redo
support for alignment (left, center & right)
separators with an optional title
supports marking via the mouse or the keyboard (using shift)
supports all types of fonts (proportional, fixed, even colour fonts)
floating wordwrap, i.e. text automatically reflows if you resize the window (though optional hard-wrap is also possible)
interface for arexx support
(*3.5) These programs were already part of
OS 3.5
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