Amiga Emulator FAQ

Workbench 3.1 Extras, Install disk etc.

Extras Disk

• Tools Drawer
  • Calculator - Program to work out arithmetic calculations
    
  • Cmd - Redirects output to the printer to a file
    
  • GraphicDump - Prints out graphics and pictures
    
  • IconEdit - Icon editor
    
  • InitPrinter - Initialises a printer
    
  • KeyShow - Displays keyboard characters
    
  • Lacer - Used for video recording and genlocking
  • MEmacs - Text editor
    
  • Printfiles - Prints text files
    
  • ShowConfig - Displays system configuration
• Commodities Drawer
  • AutoPoint - Activates windows by moving mouse over it
  • Blanker - Screen saver
    
  • ClickToFront - Quick way of bringing a window to front of screen
    
  • FKey - Assigns commands to the Function keys
    
  • NoCapsLock - Disables Caps Lock key
    
  • CrossDos - Enables text filtering & translation from PC disks
    
  • Exchange - Controls commodity programs
  • MouseBlanker - Blanks out pointer when typing.
• L Drawer
  • aux-handler - Auxiliary device handler
  • CDFileSystem - Read files on CD devices
  • CrossDosFileSystem - Read files on PC disks
  • port-handler - Port handler
  • queue-handler - Queue handler
  • FileSystem_Trans - files for CrossDos
• Prefs Drawer
  • Font - Sets default, screen and icon fonts
    
  • IControl - Controls intuition functions for screens and icons
    
  • Input - Define mouse and keyboard speeds
    
  • Locale - Sets localization for country and language
  • OverScan - Sets physical screen size
    
  • Palette - Defines screen colours
    
  • Pointer - Defines normal and busy pointer graphic
    
  • Printer - Selects a printer
    
  • PrinterGfx - Sets printer graphics settings
  • PrinterPS - Postscript printer settins
    
  • ScreenMode - Selects screen display
    
  • Serial - Determines settings for RS232 port
  • Sound - Settings for intuition sound
  • Time - Sets system date and time
    
  • WBPattern - Sets backdrop pattern for Workbench
• System
  • Intellifont - Installs Compugraphic fonts into Fonts.

Install Disk

• Install. Contains scripts to install or upgrade Workbench onto a hard disk
  • Dansk
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Espanol
  • Francais
  • Italiano
  • Nederlands
  • Norsk
  • Portugues
  • Svenska
• HD Tools
  • HDBackup. Backup your files from Hard disk to floppy disks.
  • HDToolbox. Setup and partition the hard disk.
    
  • BRU. Command line Backup program.
  • S. Config files for BRU and HDBackup.
• HD Setup. Install scripts for setting up your HD partitions.
  • Dansk
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Espanol
  • Francais
  • Italiano
  • Nederlands
  • Norsk
  • Portugues
  • Svenska
  • HDSetup
  • PrepScripts
• Installer. Installer tool for install scripts.
• Hidden folders
  • C
  • Devs
  • Expansion
  • L
  • Libs
  • Prefs
  • System
    • Format
  • Update
    • aux-handler
    • oldser.device
    • port-handler
    • serial.device
    • Startup-2090A
    • Startup-2090SCSI
    • Startup-2090ST506
    • Startup-HardDrive
    • Startup-MapROM
      

Fonts Disk

This disk contains bitmap and Compugraphic (Bullet) fonts for use by Workbench
and application software.

• Bitmap Fonts: Courier, diamond, emerald, garnet, helvetica, opal, ruby, sapphire, times,
  topaz.
• Compugraphic Fonts: CGTimes, CGTriumvirate, LetterGothic

Additional fonts can be downloaded from Aminet.

Locale Disk

This feature was added with Workbench to provide facilities to display
workbench and other applications in other languages.

This disk contains catalog, country and amigaguide help files for country
specific settings, languages and so on.

Usually programs will install their own catalogs and help files here. Some
programs can have catalogs provided seperately and will need to be installed
manually.

Storage3.1Disk

• Datatypes - Libraries used to read different file formats. Empty.
• Keymaps - Contains keyboard layouts
  
• Printers - Contains various printer drivers
• DosDrivers - Individual device mountlists
  • AUX, CD0, PC0, PC1
    
• Monitors - Monitor drivers
  • A2024, DbINTSC, DblPAL, Euro36, Euro72, MultiScan
  • NTSC, PAL, Super72, VGAOnly

Improving Workbench 3.1

Workbench 3.1 has a lot of missing features, these can be added to the Workbench
from third party programs from PD sources such as Aminet.

a ) Magic Workbench

Replaces the standard four colour icons with more colourful 8 colour icons.
(Aminet/pix/mwb/MagicWB1.3)

b) NewIcons

Replaces the standard icons with multi-colour 3d type icons.
(Aminet/util/wb/NewIcons46)

c) Toolsdaemon and ToolManager

Toolsdaemon adds your favourite programs to the Tools menu for quick access.
ToolManager add programs to Tools also the option of adding a Toolbar to the Workbench screen
(Aminet/util/boot/ToolsDaemon21a)
(Aminet/util/wb/ToolManager)

d) Magic User Interface

Replaces Inutuition and Gadtools style windows with more powerful features with user-configurability.
(Aminet/util/libs/mui38usr)

e) ReqAttack

Replaces the standard requester with a animated requester with graphics.
(Aminet/util/misc/ReqAttack)

f) SwazInfo

Replaces the standard Information window with a more informative and powerful version.
(Aminet/util/wb/SwazInfo18b)

g) MCP or MCX

A multi-function commodity program that adds extra features to workbench.
(Aminet/util/cdity/MCP130)
(Aminet/util/cdity/MCX280)

h) Scalos

Replaces the Workbench interface with a new improved version.
(Aminet/util/wb/Scalos)

i) MagicMenu

Replaces the standard menu system with improved menus with popup menus from the desktop instead of the top of the screen.
(Aminet/util/wb/MagicMenu)

j) TTF and Postscript

New libraries which allow the use of more common TrueType and Postscript fonts than the standard Bitmap and Compugraphic fonts.
(Aminet/util/libs/ttflib)

k) TCP/IP Networking

This will allow you to access to internet or talk to other computers on a network. Typical programs include AmiTCP, Genesis and Miami.
(Aminet/comm/tcp/AmiTCP)
(Aminet/comm/tcp/Miami)

l) ZShell

Full replacement for CLI for AmigaOS.
(Aminet/util/shell/ZShell)

m) KingCON

Console handler replacement for CON: and RAW: devices.
(Aminet/util/shell/KingCON_1.3)

n) AWeb or NetSurf
Web browser for access to the internet.
(Aminet/comm/www/AWeb-3.5)
(Aminet/net/comm/netsuf-68k)

o) AmiSSL
SSL/TLS decription libraries and tools for accessing HTTPS sites.
(Aminet/util/libs/AmiSSL-4.6)

p) Datatypes for various file types.
Datatypes for opening GIF, JPEG, PNG and sound files.
(Aminet/util/dtype)