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Amiga 600 Setup

Resources

System / Prefs / Workbench Preferences

  • Border Size: Large -> No Border
  • Maximum File Name Length: 25 -> 100

AmigaOS installation

  1. Install Amiga OS 3.1.4 from floppy
  2. Install Amiga OS 3.1.4.1 Update from floppy
  3. Install CF card drivers from floppy
copy DF0:Devs/compactflash.device DEVS:
copy DF0:L/fat95 L:
copy DF0:Devs/CF0 DEVS:DOSDrivers/
copy DF0:Devs/CF0.info DEVS:DOSDrivers/
# Reboot

If you lack floppies, mount the CF Card in WinUAE.

Packages

Amiga LhA (self extracting archive)

http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/lha

CF0:Apps/LHA/LHA.RUN lha_68k C:
rename C:lha_68k C:lha
# or lha_68020 for newer processors

Installer

http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/Installer-43_3

Updates the default installer from V to V43.3

lha -x0 e CF0:Apps/Installer-43_3.lha Installer C:

KingCON

http://aminet.net/package/util/shell/KingCON_1.3

lha x CF0:Apps/KingCON_1.3.lha RAM:
# Goto Workbench and launch RAM:KingCON1.3/Install
Ed S:User-Startup
# Add "Assign CON: DISMOUNT"
# Add "Assign RAW: DISMOUNT"
# ESCq to exit, ESCx to save
# Reboot

Anticlick

http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/anticlick

lha x CF0:Apps/anticlick.lha anticlick C:
Ed S:User-Startup
# Add "C:anticlick"
# ESCq to exit, ESCx to save
# Reboot

TrackSaver GUI

http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/tsgui

tar x CF0:Apps/tsgui.lha SYS:Applications\

Disk Master

http://aminet.net/package/util/dir/DiskMasterV37

tar x CF0:Apps/DiskMasterV37.lha SYS:Applications\

Directory Opus

http://dopus.free.fr/download.php

# Manually drag DF0: into SYS:Applications
Ed S:User-Startup
# Add "Assign DOPUS: SYS:Application/DOPUS"
# ESCq to exit, ESCx to save
# Reboot

SysInfo

http://aminet.net/package/util/moni/SysInfo

lha x CF0:Apps/SysInfo.lha SYS:Applications

GadToools layout toolkit

http://aminet.net/package/dev/gui/gtlayout

lha -x0 e CF0:Apps/GTLAYOUT.LHA gtlayout.library.68k Libs:
rename Libs:gtlayout.library.68k Libs:gtlayout.library

Magic Menu

http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/MagicMenu_II

makedir SYS:Temp
lha x CF0:Apps/MagicMenu_II.lha SYS:Temp/
copy SYS:Temp/MagicMenu/68k/MagicMenuPrefs SYS:Prefs
copy SYS:Temp/MagicMenu/68k/MagicMenuPrefs.info SYS:Prefs
copy SYS:Temp/MagicMenu/68k/MagicMenu SYS:WBStartup
copy SYS:Temp/MagicMenu/68k/MagicMenu.info SYS:WBStartup
copy SYS:Temp/MagicMenu/MagicMenu.guide SYS:Locale/Help
copy SYS:Temp/MagicMenu/MagicMenu.guide.info SYS:Locale/Help
delete SYS:Temp all

# System / Prefs / MagicMenuPrefs:
# - Pull-down menu / Usage: Sticky mouse button, Look: Standard
# - Pop-up menu / Usage: Sticky mouse button, Look: Standard
# - General / Cast drop shadows: No

Tools Daemon

http://aminet.net/package/util/boot/ToolsDaemon21a

makedir SYS:Temp
lha x CF0:Apps/ToolsDaemon21a.lha SYS:Temp/
# Manually run Installer at SYS:Temp/ToolsDaemon/Install
delete SYS:Temp all

# System / Prefs / Workbench Preferences:
# - Menu Items:
# - "Shell", Key: 1, Commands: SYS:System/Shell
# - "Dopus", Key: 2, Commands: SYS:Applications/DOPUS/DirectoryOpus
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