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16 April 2014, 19:09
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Utterly Lost....
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Alternative to ClassicWB?
I really enjoy using ClassicWB but I also really enjoy trying new things.
 What alternatives (if any) are there to ClassicWB? My hardware is A1200 + 33Mhz 030, 126Mb Ram, 8Gb CFHD. |
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16 April 2014, 20:07
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Registered User
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http://www.amigasys.com/
and http://amikit.amiga.sk/ "For AmiKit to work, you do need Amiga Kickstart ROM 3.1 and AmigaOS 3.9 or 3.5." Last edited by Nobby_UK; 16 April 2014 at 20:17. Reason: more info |
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16 April 2014, 20:11
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BoingBagged
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You have:
AmigaSYS - seems no longer in development, but it is a really good package. http://www.amigasys.com/ Amikit AGA - still supported and getting updates. http://real.amiga.sk/ BetterWB - supported by me  http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/BetterWB.htm Pack Ultimate 68k - Seems abandoned but had its good points. http://www.meta-morphos.fr/download/pack68k.lha Last edited by gulliver; 16 April 2014 at 20:22. |
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16 April 2014, 20:26
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Thanks guys!
Which one of those would you consider a good balance between speed and eye candy? |
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16 April 2014, 20:36
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Ruler of the Universe
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I can only say it is always easier to disable eye candy options than to implement them when they do not exists.
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16 April 2014, 20:37
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BoingBagged
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If you cherish both eye candy and speed, I would go ClassicWB (which you have already tested).
For speed alone, I would go BetterWB For eye candy alone, I would go AmigaSYS or Amikit AGA |
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17 April 2014, 01:51
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Isn't BetterWB basically WB with no Icandy and no other features?
i.e...Workbench with bits missing to make it run faster? |
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17 April 2014, 02:08
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Ruler of the Universe
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With 33Mhz I would try more setups of CWB. My favourites are CWBAdvSp and CWBOS3.9. Maybe AmigaSYS too. If you want more eye candy I would wait for AmiKit 1.0 update (I will add Toolsdaemon) using Workbench that is a bit faster when you boot, and use 16 colors only.
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17 April 2014, 04:37
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BoingBagged
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Quote:
 It is designed for improved performance and enhanced feature set with limited eye candy that doesnt compromise the former. I suggest you take a read at its website and try it for yourself. On the other hand, according to what you wanted, I again suggest you to stick with ClassicWB. |
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22 June 2014, 18:49
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Classic Addict
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Halmstad / Sweden
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Real AmiKit looks like a neat contender. Unfortunately there's an issue with my custom 3.9 ROM's and RealAK (it crashes during the boot process).
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