Workbench ßeta v0.7
ßeta phase: August 1985 --
Features:
  • Came with some unusual commands in the c: directory: 

    DiskEd - AmigaDOS Disk Editor version 3.2, binary disk editor
Download - download version 2.1, Sun->Amiga transfer utility
DumpObj - Displays executable hunks in hex
Frags - Displays free memory size distribution (fragmentation)
ObjDump - See DumpObj (appears to be an identical copy--oversight?)
ReadPrefs - Load preferences data from :config/preferences
SetPrefs - Preferences editor (similar to 1.x), "Edit Pointer" is ghosted
Wack - Wack version 27.001, debugger, marked "For Internal Use Only"

  • Included narrator.device and translator.device, but no means for end-user produced speech (i.e. "Say" command)
  • Bundled with the first Electronic Arts demo for the Amiga, which crashes horribly a few seconds into the demo since this demo is known to be incompatible with the A500/A2000).
  • Included printer support for the following drivers: 

    alphacom_pro101
brother_hl-15xl
cbm_epson
diablo_630
diablo_adv_D25
diablo_c-150
epson
epson_jx
Imagewriter_2
mps_1000
okimate_20
qume_ltrpro_20

  • Came supplied with Textcraft development version 1.5 (6/24/85), and GraphiCraft V27 release 06 by Arktronics Corporation (see screenshots below).
Screenshot:

GraphiCraftTextcraft
Hidden messages: unknown
Notes/comments:
  1. Workbench was still unfinished at this stage, as loadWB, workbench.library and workbench.task were non-existent. This was CLI only (the contributor tried LoadWB from v1.0, and it failed with "Cannot find resident tag for workbench.task").
  2. Only sample available for study is Kickstart v27.3/AmigaDOS v27.5
  3. Released in 1985 (Consumer Electronics Show only?), 256k ROM.
  4. The only default assignment is SYS: (i.e. no C:, DEVS:, L:, LIBS:, etc.).