AmigaOS 3.2 CDRom Software

AmigaOS 3.2 CDRom Software

Amiga 500 revision 3 and 5 motherboards do not work directly with its Kickstarts.

Last version of the Amiga operating system for Classic Amiga
Versions included in the CDRom : Amiga 500 / 600 / 2000 / 1200 / 3000 / 4000 (ADF files)
Printable labels for floppy disks
More than 2100 Glow Icons included


List of New Features / Upgrades :

1. REACTION GUI TOOLKIT INTEGRATION

  *  The ReAction GUI Toolkit lets you use much more software than
     before, and allows easier portability and development
  *  No additional installation required, it just works, even on
     low-end 68000 systems
  *  A new multi-file text editor called TextEdit is included as a
     showcase
  *  ReAction has its own Preferences editor which lets you set
     backfilled patterns for ReAction based programs
  *  Fresh and bug fixed Classes backport with many exclusive
     characteristics and brushed up aesthetics


2. BUILT-IN ADF (AMIGA DISK FILE IMAGE) MANAGEMENT
      
  *  DAControl & trackfile.device provide unprecedented functionality,
     as they enable users to create, mount, insert and eject ADF files
  *  ADF images are handled just like any real physical floppy disk
  *  On Workbench you can mount an ADF image by double-clicking on it
  *  ADF handling can be accomplished via Shell, with the use of an
     extensive set of available options    
  *  Accessing these mounted disk image files is fast and uses very
     little memory
  *  Multiple disk images can be mounted at the same time
  *  Shared cache system available to speed up ADF operations

     
3. INTEGRATED HELP SUBSYSTEM
 
  *  A complete Reference Manual covers all commands and most complex
     topics
  *  An AmigaGuide based central help hub is available by pressing the
     HELP key
  *  The Help database can be quickly queried from the Shell/CLI
  *  Preferences and many other programs contain Help menu items
  *  In the WBStartup folder, MenuTools adds the "Help" menu item to
     the "Tools" menu, but can be customized to add others too


4. UPDATED DATA TYPE SYSTEM

  *  New AIFF uncompressed audio data type
  *  New GIF image data type
  *  New WAV audio data type
  *  New JPEG picture data type
  *  New PNG multi-platform image data type
  *  New BMP data type for Windows/OS2 bitmap images
  *  New Icon.datatype that lets you use .info files as images
  *  New ACBM picture data type (used in AmigaBASIC & SpectraPaint)  
  *  The AmigaGuide data type can now display inline images
  *  Text data type with search functionality
  *  Faster and more configurable CDXL and ANIM data types
  *  Sound.datatype manages bit rate samples of 8, 16, 24 and 32 bits
  *  Picture.datatype is now amazingly faster even on 68000 processors


5. WORKBENCH AND OTHER USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS

  *  Resize windows from any border
  *  Window iconification
  *  Workbench title bar customization
  *  Maximize a window by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on
     the window zoom gadget
  *  The [ESC] key quits easy requesters
  *  Scalable GadTools user interface that adapts to font dimensions
  *  Workbench menu 'Open volume'
  *  Menu Window -> Sort Order (Forward or Reverse)
  *  Off-Screen windows is a built-in default that is now configurable
  *  Scrollers and sliders now feature 3D-style embossed knobs and a
     darker container background
  *  Newer Look menus: Palette Prefs "Menu Bright Edges" + "Menu Dark
     Edges"
  *  Newer Look menus: sub-menu indicator changed from "»" to a black
     filled triangle
  *  Newer Look menus: checkmark glyph replaced by a black filled
     circle in mutually-exclusive options
  *  Workbench Prefs defines drawer placing in text mode
 

6. IMPROVED TOOLS, UTILITIES AND SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

  *  Interactive partition Mounter
  *  Find allows you to quickly search for file names or their content
  *  ShowConfig now has an eye pleasing user interface and displays
     AutoConfig hardware in a human readable form
  *  HDToolBox can now operate from read-only media if needed
     

7. ENHANCED SHELL BEHAVIOR

  *  Configurable TAB autocompletion
  *  Ability to drop icons into Shell windows
  *  Shell error redirection
  *  Execute became an internal Shell command
  *  History is a new internal Shell command
  *  Shell operators && and || for AND plus concatenation operations
  *  A debug variable sends executed commands to the serial port
  *  Shell-startup has been adjusted for easier customization
     

8. NEW AND REWORKED COMMANDS

  *  C:Eval properly groups operations
  *  C:Copy gains a FORCE option to overwrite targets
  *  C:Protect gains USER, GROUP, OTHER, CLONE, CLEAR, FILES, and DIRS
  *  C:SetDate can copy the date FROM a file
  *  C:List provides FLAT, SORT, USERS, GROUP, LFORMATQUOTE options
  *  C:Mount SHUTDOWN attempts to shutdown handlers
  *  C:Assign incorporated DENIED and DISMOUNT switches
  *  C:Type supports AUTO, TEXTONLY, WIDTH and BUFFER options
  *  C:Reboot restarts your Amiga but waits for any ongoing write
     operations to prevent validation issues
  *  C:Group and C:Owner commands added for networked environments
  *  C:MD5Sum calculates and compares checksums of files and volumes
  *  C:MountInfo command helps in the creation of MountLists
  *  C:Break and C:ChangeTaskPri NAME handle wildcards options
  *  C:DefIcons identifies files and applies a default icon to them
  *  C:AssignWedge allows users to create or deny an assign on the fly
  *  C:LoadMonDrvs simplifies and quickly starts monitor drivers.
     

9. TOUCHED UP PREFERENCE EDITORS

  *  Custom printer output device and unit number
  *  WBPattern has layout options for Backdrops, Screens and Windows,
     which also include color and dithering
  *  PointerPrefs has been overhauled supporting 40 pointer types
  *  Font Preferences comes with Shadow and Outline font options
  *  IControl received a huge makeover with added functionality which
     includes Window and screen border aspect ratios customization

10. POLISHED MULTIVIEW

  *  A new "Edit/Paste" menu item opens the contents of clipboard
     unit 0 (thus complementing "Edit/Copy")
  *  The "About" window now reports the width, height and depth
     of the currently displayed picture or animation
  *  The names of ARexx scripts for user menus can now be up to 40
     characters long, and they are allowed to contain spaces
  *  Pressing the [Shift] key while the "Save as..." menu item is
     selected forces MultiView to save the displayed document in IFF
  *  Lists a pattern matching in its ASL requester that if removed,
     can also show icons (so it is useful with the new icon.datatype)


11. REVAMPED COMMODITIES

  *  RAWBInfo is an improved replacement of the icon information tool
  *  AsyncWB is a multiple Workbench enhancement Commodity
  *  AutoPoint KEEPSTRINGS prevents this Commodity from automatically
     stealing focus from a window with an active string gadget
  *  ClickToFront TOBACK_QUALIFIER selects a qualifier for sending
     windows back (with a single click)
  *  ClickToFront no longer brings Workbench windows to the front when
     double-clicking on an icon
  *  NumericPad allows numeric pad keys to be remapped to the standard
     keyboard
  *  The "AutoArrangeIcons" commodity-like set of scripts automates
     the ordering and snapshot of icons in the active window


12. EXPANDED BOOTMENU

  *  An option to trace the startup-sequence line by line is available
  *  The user can disable ROM Module updates by clicking on a gadget
  *  The hardware expansion screen displays expansion board addresses
     and sizes
  *  A new option to redirect serial port output to a file is
     available with the "Enable System Log" option
  *  The Failsafe boot gadget starts the Amiga under a robust and safe
     environment to carry out maintenance and troubleshooting tasks
  *  More keyboard shortcuts for the majority of options
  *  Displays Kickstart version numbers


13. INCLUSION AND REFINEMENT OF THE AMIGAOS 3.1.4 FEATURE SET

  *  Support for storage media bigger than 4 GB
  *  Modernized Workbench
  *  DiskDoctor for disk diagnostic and salvage operations
  *  Native support for pipes, softlinks, hardlinks and long filenames
  *  CrossDOS supporting FAT 32 and long filenames
  *  CD-ROM file system that supports Rockridge and Joliet extensions
     as well as UDF and now also Macintosh HFS
  *  Both FFS (FastFileSystem) and the CD-ROM file system are now
     smarter, faster, and multi-threaded
  *  Fully reworked and bug-fixed printer drivers
  *  Built-in GlowIcons support as an installable option
  *  More than 2100 icons in GlowIcon style included in the CD-ROM
 

14. FLEXIBLE DELIVERY MEDIA

  *  The distribution CD-ROM contains ADF disk images that can be
     transferred to physical floppy disks or Gotek-type drives
  *  All Modules disks perform as emergency boot disks too
  *  The DiskDoctor disk can help users to quickly get back on their
     feet when facing disk failures
  *  The CD-ROM contents can be copied as it is to an Amiga formatted
     hard drive and booted right away for installation thanks to the
     Amiga Preinstallation Environment (AmigaPE)
  *  All Amiga model disks and Kickstart ROM set images are available
     in the AmigaOS 3.2 CD-ROM
  *  Attractive printable labels are available for all your favorite
     AmigaOS 3.2 storage media variants (CD-ROM version only)
  *  Experimental CD-ROM-based Amiga CDTV and Amiga CD32 support

 
15. MANY REMARKABLE ADDITIONS

  *  Wheel mouse support for scrolling on Workbench windows
  *  IPrefs stacks multiple changes and refreshes the screen only once
  *  IPrefs points out names of blocking windows when refreshing
  *  No more DF0:???? icons as disk.resource now does proper checking
  *  Increased ROM Modules flexibility by loading more modules from
     disk without requiring an additional reboot for them
  *  HappyENV/ENV-Handler functionality reimplementation incorporated
  *  No more MaxTransfer values required for built-in Commodore and
     other well-known hardware controller manufacturers
  *  Installer is more compatible with previous OS incarnations
  *  Multiple input events are supported by input.device
  *  Two new alerts report module issues for easier system diagnosis
  *  New API features for developers
  *  Optional generic processor support libraries for CPU boards