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{subhead} More OS 3.5 changes{def}
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· ·OS 3.5 FEATURES
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{bold}BENEFITS OF THE AMIGAOS 3.5 UPDATE{nobold}
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Easy Internet Access
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Support for Hard disks > 4GB
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Modern Graphical User Interface (GUI)(updated)
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Extensive CD-ROM Support
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Support for current Printers
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PowerPC Support
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HTML Online Documentation
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Bug Fixes(updated)
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Enhancements(new)
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EASY INTERNET ACCESS
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TCP/IP Stack
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Easy to setup the connection to your provider within minutes
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Multi user support
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Multi interface support (Internet and Ethernet)
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Latest Socks v4/5 client module for firewalls
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Enhanced SANA II support for fast transfer rates
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WWW Browser with Offline/Online Support
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Browsing the OS 3.5 documentation and the Internet
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New Cross-Application E-mail Library
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General API for sending and receiving of E-mails
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New E-Mail Client
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Based on the E-mail library
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SUPPORT FOR HARD DISKS > 4 GB
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NSDPatch
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New standard for 64 Bit Devices
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Updated Info, Format, Diskcopy and FastFileSystem
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New HDToolBox
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The low-level library processes the following tasks
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Scanning the SCSI bus
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Read the physical information of the hard disk
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Read/write the logical information (RDB)
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Create Mount files
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Read special Mount entries to restore the RDB
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HDToolBox application that uses the low-level library
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New GUI style
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MODERN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
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New Icon Set (Glow Icons)
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New complete icon set for all system tools
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New icons for most applications
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New Icon Library
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Icons with up to 256 colors
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Automatic color adaptation
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NewIcon compatible
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Compatible to OS 3.1 icons
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New API functionality(updated)
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Faster and more robust(updated)
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New BOOPSI Library
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New complete set of powerful BOOPSI gadgets
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Very fast, modular and scalable
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AmigaOS compatible implementation
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Compatible to existing BOOPSI classes
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New Resource Library
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Loads and manages all GUI resources
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Change the GUI without recompilation of the application
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Can be used with any programming language
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New GUI Editor for Developers
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WYSIWYG GUI editor
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Creates resource files that are used by the new resource library
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Automatic localization of the application
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Updated and enhanced Workbench(new)
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More responsive user interface(new)
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Progress requester for copy/delete(new)
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Enhanced information requester(new)
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Smart display update(new)
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New keyboard control functionality(new)
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New API functionality(new)
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EXTENSIVE CD-ROM SUPPORT
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CacheCDFS
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ISO9660, RockRidge, Joliet (Win 95/98) and MAC HFS compatible
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Supports Amiga protection bit and file comments
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MultiSession CD-ROM support
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New PlayCD
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(programmable) Audio player for SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives
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Low memory consumption
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New CDFSPrefs
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CacheCDFS preferences for 'on the fly' configuration
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FULL PRINTER SUPPORT
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New Printer Device
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Drivers for all common printers
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PowerPC support
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New functions to print all kinds of bitmaps
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New API to define page size and page break correctly
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Support for 24 bit Picasso96 DumpRastPort command
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TurboPrint compatible functions to print 8 Bit chunky and 16/24 bit bitmaps
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New Printer Preferences
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Updated for new GUI style
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POWERPC SUPPORT
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New WarpUP PowerPC Support
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AmigaOS compatible integration
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Extensive functionality
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Hardware independent driver system, easy to extend
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New Preferences
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Updated for new GUI style
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HTML DOCUMENTATION
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New Comprehensive Instructions
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Reworked documentation for Workbench, DOS, ARexx and Harddisk
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Completion of all the new features of AmigaOS 3.5
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Extensive Illustrations
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Bilingual English/German
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BUG FIXES
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Corrections to improve overall robustness and to fix long standing
bugs(updated)
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Reworked A2024 monitor driver
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Reworked CLI command (Join, Status, Type)
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Reworked IPrefs command (more robust, better Workbench pattern support)(new)
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Reworked LoadWB(new)
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ENHANCEMENTS
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Updated asl.library (more responsive, faster, enhanced user interface, more
robust)(updated)
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Updated DataTypes(updated)
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8svx.datatype (now support stereo sound playback; faster and more robust)
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amigaguide.datatype / amigaguide.library (faster, new API functionality)
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anim.datatype (now supports all major IFF-ANIM formats; more robust)
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animation.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust; new API
functionality; RTG compatible)
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ascii.datatype (faster and more robust)
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cdxl.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust)
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ilbm.datatype (now supports true color pictures; more robust)
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picture.datatype (now supports true color pictures, dithering and color
quantization; more robust, new API functionality; RTG compatible)
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sound.datatype (now supports stereo sound playback; more robust, new API
functionality)
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text.datatype (faster and more robust)
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New DataTypes for GIF, JPEG, PNG and AIFF file format(updated)
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Updated 68040.library (performance improvements)(new)
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Updated bullet.library (performance improvements)(updated)
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New SCSI Mount tool
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THE FUTURE (PLANS AND OPTIONS)
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Further Releases or Add-On Packages
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New reworked and extended Kickstart
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Extended PowerPC Support
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New 68K Emulator for PPC-only systems
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Many new System Libraries as PPC-native
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{bold}Copyright by AMIGA{nobold}