Any Reason To Stay on WB 1.3? - Page 2

alexh · 29 July 2015, 21:33

On a 68000 based Amiga you can make your own with a 3-pole switch and a 27C400 EPROM containing two kickstart images. very neat. No PCB's just the chip and one wire to the switch.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=46636

frank_b · 29 July 2015, 22:53

Be careful if you have a 2k. My 2k won't play nicely with KS 2.x because of the SCSI card. The firmware on it is 1.x only. Try softkicking first. I can't remember if my card is the Commodore one but it's likely.

Arnie · 30 July 2015, 02:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

On a 68000 based Amiga you can make your own with a 3-pole switch and a 27C400 EPROM containing two kickstart images. very neat. No PCB's just the chip and one wire to the switch.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=46636

You need a 27C800 for 2 kickroms.

TUXBAR81 is selling kickstart switchers for the A2000 over at Amibay

Dunny · 30 July 2015, 12:00

Surely given that WHDLoad is designed to get old games (which require KS1.x) running on newer machines (which are usually running 3.x) then there really isn't much of a problem if he upgrades to a newer KS version? WHDLoad will take care of the compatibility issues, no?

So long as all his gaming is via WHDLoad... Mind you, he could restrict his WHDLoad usage solely to those games that require KS1.x, and still be fine

D.

Arnie · 30 July 2015, 12:39

I thought WHDLoad was designed to enable floppy only games to be run from HD. The minmum spec is KS2.0 and 2mb Chip, isn't it?

Dunny · 30 July 2015, 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arnie

I thought WHDLoad was designed to enable floppy only games to be run from HD. The minmum spec is KS2.0 and 2mb Chip, isn't it?

It does, and in doing so has to patch games to run on newer hardware which includes the necessary changes to run on KS3.x et al as far as I recall.

D.

Arnie · 30 July 2015, 13:20

I remember when floppy games first started to become HD Installable. They mostly used JOTD and I remember Cannon Fodder requiring 1mb Chip and 0.5mb Fast. I had an A1200 at the time and I had to use a program called FakeFast to fool the patch into thinking that I had the correct memory config.

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29 July 2015, 21:33	#21
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,355	On a 68000 based Amiga you can make your own with a 3-pole switch and a 27C400 EPROM containing two kickstart images. very neat. No PCB's just the chip and one wire to the switch. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=46636

29 July 2015, 22:53	#22
frank_b Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boston USA Posts: 466	Be careful if you have a 2k. My 2k won't play nicely with KS 2.x because of the SCSI card. The firmware on it is 1.x only. Try softkicking first. I can't remember if my card is the Commodore one but it's likely.

30 July 2015, 12:00	#24
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 2,009	Surely given that WHDLoad is designed to get old games (which require KS1.x) running on newer machines (which are usually running 3.x) then there really isn't much of a problem if he upgrades to a newer KS version? WHDLoad will take care of the compatibility issues, no? So long as all his gaming is via WHDLoad... Mind you, he could restrict his WHDLoad usage solely to those games that require KS1.x, and still be fine D.

30 July 2015, 12:39	#25
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	I thought WHDLoad was designed to enable floppy only games to be run from HD. The minmum spec is KS2.0 and 2mb Chip, isn't it?

30 July 2015, 13:20	#27
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	I remember when floppy games first started to become HD Installable. They mostly used JOTD and I remember Cannon Fodder requiring 1mb Chip and 0.5mb Fast. I had an A1200 at the time and I had to use a program called FakeFast to fool the patch into thinking that I had the correct memory config.

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