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500fun · 25 April 2022, 23:06

Hi All

Just getting use to my a500 and wondering is there away of installing workbench directly on the a500 for boot up or does it have to be loaded by disk. Thanks in advance.

davideo · 26 April 2022, 00:15

There are various HD/CF solutions for the A500 which will allow WB to be loaded.

XPD · 26 April 2022, 01:27

As davideo mentioned, you'll need a hard drive (and controller such as an A590), and or a 3rd party HD/CF option.

Are you planning on running a lot of stuff off Workbench ?

500fun · 26 April 2022, 09:07

Hi , thanks for the reply. I dont have plans to run too much off Workbench at the moment. I just like the option of having it loaded and the best way to to do it. Thanks again.

Anubis · 26 April 2022, 13:24

For A500 you either have to have HD drive extension (connect ti left side of amiga) or a card with built in controller. You would also need better os than 1.3 to fully utilize workbench, but without clear plan what to do with it, might be pointless.

You can run some games off hard disk, some programs and if you have additional memory even some whdload as long as you have later kickstart (not sure what is now required to run whdload) and some extra memory, as 1/2 meg will not get you far.

What kickstart and do you have any extra memory in your Amiga?

25 April 2022, 23:06	#1
500fun Registered User Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: dublin Posts: 3	Workbench Hi All Just getting use to my a500 and wondering is there away of installing workbench directly on the a500 for boot up or does it have to be loaded by disk. Thanks in advance.

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26 April 2022, 00:15	#2
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,500	There are various HD/CF solutions for the A500 which will allow WB to be loaded.

26 April 2022, 01:27	#3
XPD Geek Kiwi Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 47 Posts: 209	As davideo mentioned, you'll need a hard drive (and controller such as an A590), and or a 3rd party HD/CF option. Are you planning on running a lot of stuff off Workbench ?

26 April 2022, 09:07	#4
500fun Registered User Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: dublin Posts: 3	Hi , thanks for the reply. I dont have plans to run too much off Workbench at the moment. I just like the option of having it loaded and the best way to to do it. Thanks again.

26 April 2022, 13:24	#5
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	For A500 you either have to have HD drive extension (connect ti left side of amiga) or a card with built in controller. You would also need better os than 1.3 to fully utilize workbench, but without clear plan what to do with it, might be pointless. You can run some games off hard disk, some programs and if you have additional memory even some whdload as long as you have later kickstart (not sure what is now required to run whdload) and some extra memory, as 1/2 meg will not get you far. What kickstart and do you have any extra memory in your Amiga?

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