Kickstart 1.4: is it 256K or 512K?

mr_a500 · 17 September 2005, 20:27

I'm wondering: is the beta Kickstart 1.4 ROM 256K - like 1.0-1.3 or is it 512K like 2.0+? It seems that when 1.4 started development, it was just an improvement of 1.3, but later looked like a 2.0 beta.

My point in asking is that I just got an Amiga 1000 and want to use the latest possible Kickstart. Since it can only accept a 256K Kickstart (currently using 1.3), I was hoping that 1.4 was also 256K and I could use that.

RetroMan · 17 September 2005, 20:57

How about using TwinKick from Aminet

Kick 3.1 on A1000

-> http://www.aminet.net/search.php?query=twinkick

mr_a500 · 18 September 2005, 00:27

Well, that would have been perfect, but I don't have 2Mb of Fast RAM on my A1000. I've only got 1Mb total.

RetroMan · 18 September 2005, 00:49

Well then ....

There are two versions of Kick 1.4 ....

Kickstart v1.4 Alpha 15 (36.15) [256K]
Kickstart v1.4 Alpha 18 (36.2) [512K]

mr_a500 · 18 September 2005, 01:45

Excellent. Thanks for the info.

derSammler · 22 September 2005, 11:39

Alpha 15 is 256k, Alpha 18 / Beta 1 is 512k. None of them are stable, so I don't recommend using them.

_ThEcRoW · 09 October 2005, 18:04

Is there apossibility to run that kickstart on an a500?. i have recently upgraded my 500.

mr_a500 · 09 October 2005, 20:03

I wouldn't bother running it on your A500. I tried it on my A1000 and it was very slow and buggy. I quickly went back to Kickstart 1.3 and WB1.33

ImmortalA1000 · 26 July 2014, 01:36

Which is a real shame because KS 1.4 is a much less childish doodle looking version of 1.0-1.3. Look at the arrows for scrolling the windows for example, much cleaner looking.

I don't like the 2.x and 3.x grey drab Windows 95ish/Xwindowsy GUI at all....it has no soul or style to me.

17 September 2005, 20:27	#1
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Kickstart 1.4: is it 256K or 512K? I'm wondering: is the beta Kickstart 1.4 ROM 256K - like 1.0-1.3 or is it 512K like 2.0+? It seems that when 1.4 started development, it was just an improvement of 1.3, but later looked like a 2.0 beta. My point in asking is that I just got an Amiga 1000 and want to use the latest possible Kickstart. Since it can only accept a 256K Kickstart (currently using 1.3), I was hoping that 1.4 was also 256K and I could use that.

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17 September 2005, 20:57	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	How about using TwinKick from Aminet Kick 3.1 on A1000 -> http://www.aminet.net/search.php?query=twinkick

18 September 2005, 00:27	#3
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Well, that would have been perfect, but I don't have 2Mb of Fast RAM on my A1000. I've only got 1Mb total.

18 September 2005, 00:49	#4
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Well then .... There are two versions of Kick 1.4 .... Kickstart v1.4 Alpha 15 (36.15) [256K] Kickstart v1.4 Alpha 18 (36.2) [512K]

18 September 2005, 01:45	#5
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Excellent. Thanks for the info.

22 September 2005, 11:39	#6
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Alpha 15 is 256k, Alpha 18 / Beta 1 is 512k. None of them are stable, so I don't recommend using them.

09 October 2005, 18:04	#7
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Is there apossibility to run that kickstart on an a500?. i have recently upgraded my 500.

09 October 2005, 20:03	#8
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	I wouldn't bother running it on your A500. I tried it on my A1000 and it was very slow and buggy. I quickly went back to Kickstart 1.3 and WB1.33

26 July 2014, 01:36	#9
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Which is a real shame because KS 1.4 is a much less childish doodle looking version of 1.0-1.3. Look at the arrows for scrolling the windows for example, much cleaner looking. I don't like the 2.x and 3.x grey drab Windows 95ish/Xwindowsy GUI at all....it has no soul or style to me.

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