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586.0. "A500/2000 workbench/cli differences" by Z::TENNY (Dave Tenny | Vax Lisp Development) Wed Jul 08 1987 11:32

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Path: decwrl!decvax!ucbvax!husc6!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!lachac
Subject: New Amiga 500/2000 Workbench
Posted: 6 Jul 87 01:52:23 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
 
Sometime last week, someone had asked about the new Amiga 500 Workbench.  Here
is something I picked up off a local BBS that might interest some people.
(Except of course CATS, after all they know this stuff already :-)
 
******************************************************************************
 
NEW WORKBENCH FOR THE A500 AND A2000
 
Differences documented by Thad Floryan, BBS-JC (415/961-7250)
 
======================================================================
The AmigaDOS Enhancer 1.2 release has versions:
 
	Kickstart 33.180
	Workbench 33.47
 
The AmigaDOS accompanying the A500 and A2000 has versions:
 
	Kickstart 33.180
	Workbench 33.56
 
======================================================================
 
Following are the additions for Workbench 33.56:
 
:c/Ask
 
	Single-command/program for question text output and user input
	during EXECUTE scripts.
 
:c/SetClock
 
	Reads the A500's or A2000's internal battery backed clock and sets
	the system's date and time.
 
:System/InitPrinter
 
	Causes printer to abide newly changed Preferences settings.
 
:System/NoFastMem
 
	Allocates all of any expansion RAM to prevent its use by incorrectly
	written programs.
 
:System/SlowMemLast
 
	Adjusts the free-memory list so that the internal slow-fast RAM is
	allocated after any truly-fast expansion RAM.
 
:devs/Keymaps/ch1
 
	Very unlikely this is Chinese; may be Swiss or Czech.
 
:devs/Keymaps/ch2
 
	Very unlikely this is Chinese; may be Swiss or Czech.
 
:devs/Keymaps/usa1
 
	???
 
:s/Startup-Sequence.hd
 
	Mount of any existing hard disks.  Otherwise same as the usual
	:s/Startup-Sequence script.
 
======================================================================
 
Following are the differences between Workbench 33.47 and 33.56:
 
:System/SetMap        33.47 size is 6692 bytes
                      33.56 size is 4500 bytes
 
	Only apparent difference is that the newer version has had all its
	debugging symbols stripped.
 
:devs/Keymaps/usa2
 
	Sizes are the same, but a number of internal byte code changes.
 
 
                                           33.47 size  33.56 size
                                           ----------  ----------
:devs/Printers/Alphacom_Alphapro_101          3384        3384
:devs/Printers/Brother_HR-15XL                3336        3336
:devs/Printers/CBM_MPS1000                    4788        4836
:devs/Printers/Diablo_630                     3288        3288
:devs/Printers/Diablo_Advantage_D25           3248        3248
:devs/Printers/Diablo_C-150                   5460        5480
:devs/Printers/Epson                          5364        5396
:devs/Printers/Epson_JX-80                    5928        5960
:devs/Printers/generic                        1088        1088
:devs/Printers/HP_Laserjet                    6228        6332
:devs/Printers/HP_Laserjet_PLUS               6244        6344
:devs/Printers/ImagewriterII                  6956        6656
:devs/Printers/Okidata_292                    5348        5256
:devs/Printers/Okidata_92                     5476        5512
:devs/Printers/Okimate_20                     5848        5800
:devs/Printers/Qume_LetterPro_20              3260        3260
 
	Those whose sizes are the same have anywhere from one or more bytes
	changed in the driver.  EVERY printer driver has been changed.
 
:devs/Mountlist
 
	Added hard disk and SPEAKER: device Mount examples.
 
:devs/parallel.device
 
	WB 33.47:  1.904 KB, 33.7 (18 Jun 1986)
	WB 33.56:  1.940 KB, Version 33(rev 8)(Fri Feb 27 09:10:19 PST 1987)
 
:devs/printer.device
 
	WB 33.47: 18.676 KB, Version 33(rev 131)(Thu Sep 25 11:02:50 PDT 1986)
	WB 33.56: 18.768 KB, Version 33(rev 132)(Mon Feb  9 13:09:02 PST 1987)
 
:s/Startup-Sequence
 
	Version in ECHO command usage suffixed with "*N".
	Use of new SetClock program for A500 and A2000 only.
 
:libs/version.library
 
	Version number changed (internally) from 33.47 to 33.56
 
:Utilities/Notepad
 
	by Andy Finkel and Steve Beats.
 
	WB 33.47:  54676 bytes, V2.0
	WB 33/56:  54572 bytes, V2.0
 
:Clock
 
	WB 33.47:  17448 bytes, V2.0
	WB 33.56:  19660 bytes, V2.15, 2 digital clocks; title bar clock
 
:Preferences
 
	WB 33.47:  59844 bytes
	WB 33.56:  58152 bytes, no apparent differences.
 
======================================================================
 
Not sure about the EXTRAS disk accompanying the A500 and A2000 (re: a new
Xerox_4020 driver, etc.)
 
******************************************************************************
-- 
		"Truth is false and logic lost..."
					- Neil Peart
	(who at the time didn't realize he was talking about RU)
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