3.1 vs 3.5 vs 3.9?

staticgerbil · 13 May 2003, 06:34

I'm buying a new amiga which will be a 1200 with an 040/33, probably 16mb extra ram, about 2gb hard drive and 3.1 rom.

Just wondering what the differences are between the os's are?

I want to do a lot of programming and i believe the amiga dev kit requires 3.5 so guess it will have to be 3.5 or 3.9 that i go for at some stage.

Thanks for any help as i have never seen 3.5 or 3.9 in real life

Pyromania · 13 May 2003, 08:17

Go for 3.9, it is more polished then 3.5

Severin · 13 May 2003, 14:36

yep, I agree, go for 3.9.

Syko · 13 May 2003, 17:56

3.9 every time, big drives, TCP/IP, Browser, lots of colours, etc., all the stuff you need from a modern OS. Plus when you upgrade that system, you'll be glad you did

coz it'll keep on working, just better!

staticgerbil · 14 May 2003, 01:50

what size hard drive does it support?

Korodny · 14 May 2003, 03:10

4 TB (TB stands for "TeraByte", your Miggy will be dead long before hard drives of that size are available).

Max. filesize is still 2 GB though.

If you want to use the machine for more than "just" gaming, I'd highly recommend OS 3.9.

Stay clear of OS3.5, you may get it quite cheap, but it sucks compared to 3.9 (the latter one is *much* more stable and has *lots* of additional/improved features).

But none of the DevCDs requires OS3.9. They *support* it of course, but they don't require it.

The latest NDK is available from Amiga Inc.'s homepage.

13 May 2003, 06:34	#1
staticgerbil Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: a / b Age: 41 Posts: 87	3.1 vs 3.5 vs 3.9? I'm buying a new amiga which will be a 1200 with an 040/33, probably 16mb extra ram, about 2gb hard drive and 3.1 rom. Just wondering what the differences are between the os's are? I want to do a lot of programming and i believe the amiga dev kit requires 3.5 so guess it will have to be 3.5 or 3.9 that i go for at some stage. Thanks for any help as i have never seen 3.5 or 3.9 in real life

13 May 2003, 08:17	#2
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Go for 3.9, it is more polished then 3.5

13 May 2003, 14:36	#3
Severin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gloucester / UK Posts: 700	yep, I agree, go for 3.9.

13 May 2003, 17:56	#4
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 60 Posts: 584	3.9 every time, big drives, TCP/IP, Browser, lots of colours, etc., all the stuff you need from a modern OS. Plus when you upgrade that system, you'll be glad you did coz it'll keep on working, just better!

14 May 2003, 01:50	#5
staticgerbil Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: a / b Age: 41 Posts: 87	what size hard drive does it support?

14 May 2003, 03:10	#6
Korodny Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 812	4 TB (TB stands for "TeraByte", your Miggy will be dead long before hard drives of that size are available). Max. filesize is still 2 GB though. If you want to use the machine for more than "just" gaming, I'd highly recommend OS 3.9. Stay clear of OS3.5, you may get it quite cheap, but it sucks compared to 3.9 (the latter one is much more stable and has lots of additional/improved features). But none of the DevCDs requires OS3.9. They support it of course, but they don't require it. The latest NDK is available from Amiga Inc.'s homepage.

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