Workbench 3.9, v45.1, 45.2, 45.3 |
Initial release date: December 4, 2000 (World of Amiga, Köln/Cologne)
Boing Bag 2 released: March 20, 2002
Boing Bag 1 released: March 31, 2001
NDK released: January 7, 2002 |
New software |
| Shipped with: No known Amiga system yet; available as upgrade |
Major enhancements (click here for the full list):
- Multimedia programs (MP3 player, AVI & QT player, new CD player)
- Web browser AWEB 3.4 SE (new version)
- GENESIS (full Internet and network access)
- AmiDOCK (new program start bar)
- WarpOS 5.0 (new version)
- IomegaTools (for Zip and Jaz)
- New powerful Shell (with extensive prefs)
- Automatic datatype recognition
- Integrated unpacker (lha, lzx, dms, zip, more...)
- Fast search (search for and in files)
- New picture datatype (PPC-optimized)
- Many new Tools (ASLPrefs, new Info requester, new watch, font cache, new color wheel, etc.)
- Extensive HTML documentation (in English and German)
The above information can be found here (Haage & Partner's website).
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| Screenshots/pics:
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3.9 Logo
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Media information:
Descriptions & Part Numbers |
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| One CD-ROM |
AmigaOS39
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| Hidden messages:
A purple dragon pointer replaces the normal OS pointer in the Amiga Early Startup Control Screen (boot menu) when the AmigaOS system date is set to March 30th; no specific year is required. (click thumbnail for larger image). Mark Knibbs notes that this may have been the work of Angela Schmidt, whose nickname is/was Nessie. Apparently the dragon image was used as a pointer in one of her programs.
Also, Stefan Robl notes that there's an Easter Egg in AmiDock; here's how to view it:
- Ensure that your Workbench screen size is equal to, or larger than, 800x600 and that the screen titlebar is enabled
- Quit AmiDock
- Open a Shell and type the following:
Sys:WBStartup/AmiDock
- AmiDock should now have launched
- Activate the Shell window and place the mouse pointer over the workbench title bar
- Now press the shortcut "Ctrl + E" exactly 7 times in sequence and watch what happens... ;)
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Comments/Notes:
- The Official OS 3.9 FAQ is now online with information about mailing lists, known bugs/solutions, and more. A third-party HTML review of OS 3.9 is also available.
- The Official OS 3.9 website at Amiga Inc. is now available.
- The first 75 copies of OS 3.9 released were signed by Petro Tyschtschenko.
- A printed manual for OS 3.9 called "Das Buch" (meaning "the book") will be on sale the same day 3.9 is released (currently only in German).
- Considering its time constraints, OS 3.9 will have had the shortest beta-test period of all AmigaOS releases.
- Bill McEwen has obviously provided the financing for Workbench v3.9 as the sales for 3.5 were not enough on their own to allow this next step up. Thanks Bill!
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