Amiga PreConfigs OS

amigang · 19 February 2020, 19:20

So firstly guys are these all of them?

Amikit
ClassicWB
BetterWB
AmigaSYS
CoffinOS (vampire based)
Amiga in a Box
AmigaOS 3.5/3.9 (kind of?)

Which is the best and why?

I played around with Amikit XE, it a pretty good and just wanted to know which you feel is the best and most well developed / supported Preconfigs (is that even the term for these OS?) for emulation. I might comit and make one my main go to Amiga on my PC, as at the moment I just go on my X1000 OS4 for most of my Amiga fix and then just play the odd game on my PC, but would like maybe a main emulated system setup, I do have my old Amiga setup wich is basically AmigaOS3.9, but looking for more. cheers

DamienD · 19 February 2020, 19:32

For me it's ClassicWB

...but I should really also give BetterWB a whirl sometime.

Paisley_Pirate · 19 April 2020, 05:12

I have an old Acer ZG5 netbook that I set up with AspireOS (an AROS derived OS) (does that count?)

spudje · 19 April 2020, 13:01

You Have BestWB, which is BetterWB for 3.1.4 and BestWB 2.0 for upcoming 3.2.

OldAmigan · 03 May 2020, 19:13

There's also a couple of other flavours of AROS - IcAros and TinyAros

amigang · 06 May 2020, 15:33

I did a bit of research for my site

http://amigang.com/software-amiga-pre-configs/

kinda of not really including Aros, but thanks for the suggestions.

Glen M · 07 May 2020, 11:43

I remember using Amiga in a box years ago. Think its long dead now though, but not sure to be honest.

If I need a preinstall WB environment I tend to lean towards ClassicWB as it covers multiple hardware setups and OS3.9 but have to admit I've not tried BetterWB.

I have an iBook sitting here since February that was meant to get MorphOS, just not had time to look at it yet!

coldacid · 07 May 2020, 15:07

I bought AmiKit XE and it's okay but I don't really like the feel of it -- it feels like I can't really customize anything to fit my needs and desires without potentially breaking everything. That's probably not the actual case, but it's certainly how it projects itself to me.

I'm looking forward to the new AmigaSYS that apparently will get released some time this year. Certainly the version that comes with Amiga Forever is pretty outdated. On the other hand, it feels like I can customize it and update parts of it without bringing down a whole house of cards.

ma693541 · 07 May 2020, 18:21

You have also AfAWB as an Amiga PreConfigs OS. It is maybe still on the File Server in my ~Uploads folder.

AMIGASYSTEM · 07 May 2020, 18:25

There was also my AfA One

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=99043

ma693541 · 07 May 2020, 18:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

There was also my AfA One

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=99043

Not for download anymore, sorry. But it look nice. Hope you can make it public again someday. Maybe thru PMs, I hope so.

Valken · 08 May 2020, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

There was also my AfA One

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=99043

+1. I love it. If I can figure out how to share dropbox, I can share my archive.

19 February 2020, 19:20	#1
amigang Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Crewe, UK Posts: 146	Amiga PreConfigs OS So firstly guys are these all of them? Amikit ClassicWB BetterWB AmigaSYS CoffinOS (vampire based) Amiga in a Box AmigaOS 3.5/3.9 (kind of?) Which is the best and why? I played around with Amikit XE, it a pretty good and just wanted to know which you feel is the best and most well developed / supported Preconfigs (is that even the term for these OS?) for emulation. I might comit and make one my main go to Amiga on my PC, as at the moment I just go on my X1000 OS4 for most of my Amiga fix and then just play the odd game on my PC, but would like maybe a main emulated system setup, I do have my old Amiga setup wich is basically AmigaOS3.9, but looking for more. cheers

03 May 2020, 19:13	#5
OldAmigan Professional old fart! Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 51	Amiga PreConfigs OS There's also a couple of other flavours of AROS - IcAros and TinyAros

19 February 2020, 19:32	#2
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	For me it's ClassicWB ...but I should really also give BetterWB a whirl sometime.

19 April 2020, 05:12	#3
Paisley_Pirate Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Hutchinson, KS USA Posts: 24	I have an old Acer ZG5 netbook that I set up with AspireOS (an AROS derived OS) (does that count?)

19 April 2020, 13:01	#4
spudje Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,406	You Have BestWB, which is BetterWB for 3.1.4 and BestWB 2.0 for upcoming 3.2.

06 May 2020, 15:33	#6
amigang Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Crewe, UK Posts: 146	I did a bit of research for my site http://amigang.com/software-amiga-pre-configs/ kinda of not really including Aros, but thanks for the suggestions.

07 May 2020, 11:43	#7
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	I remember using Amiga in a box years ago. Think its long dead now though, but not sure to be honest. If I need a preinstall WB environment I tend to lean towards ClassicWB as it covers multiple hardware setups and OS3.9 but have to admit I've not tried BetterWB. I have an iBook sitting here since February that was meant to get MorphOS, just not had time to look at it yet!

07 May 2020, 15:07	#8
coldacid WinUAE 4000/40, V4SA Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: East of Oshawa Posts: 538	I bought AmiKit XE and it's okay but I don't really like the feel of it -- it feels like I can't really customize anything to fit my needs and desires without potentially breaking everything. That's probably not the actual case, but it's certainly how it projects itself to me. I'm looking forward to the new AmigaSYS that apparently will get released some time this year. Certainly the version that comes with Amiga Forever is pretty outdated. On the other hand, it feels like I can customize it and update parts of it without bringing down a whole house of cards.

07 May 2020, 18:21	#9
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	You have also AfAWB as an Amiga PreConfigs OS. It is maybe still on the File Server in my ~Uploads folder.

07 May 2020, 18:25	#10
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	There was also my AfA One http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=99043

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