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{subhead} Info on OS 3.5{def}
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Blittersoft have released some pricing information on AmigaOS 3.5.
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OS 3.5 CD: £29.75 + VAT
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OS 3.5 CD + Fusion/PCx bundle: £42.51 + VAT
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The AmigaOS 3.5 preliminary feature list from Amiga follows:
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OS3.5
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OS 3.5 The new OS 3.5 update will be released in August. OS 3.5 is the most
significant update to the look and use of your Amiga for many years. We are
pleased to be able to begin taking pre-orders, in readyness for the launch.
We will make no charges at all until the day of shipment, so make sure you
are among the first to receive this important update for your Amiga.
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Special Offer! - For all pre-orders we are now offering Fusion Mac emulator
and PCx PC emulator bundles at just 15.00 UKP if ordered at the same time as
you pre-order OS 3.5! We will ship this bundle immediately and your OS 3.5
on release, and charge just for Fusion/PCx at this time.
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BENEFITS OF THE AMIGAOS 3.5 UPDATE
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* Easy Internet Access{p}
* Support for Hard disks >4GB{p}
* Modern Graphical User Interface{p}
* Extensive CD-ROM Support{p}
* Support for current Printers{p}
* PowerPC Support{p}
* HTML Online Documentation{p}
* Bug Fixes
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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{p}
* Multi user support{p}
* Multi interface support (Internet and Ethernet){p}
* Latest Socks v4/5 client module for firewalls{p}
* 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 docs 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{p}
* 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{p}
* Read the physical information of the hard disk{p}
* Read/write the logical information (RDB){p}
* Create Mount files{p}
* 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{p}
* New icons for most applications
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New Icon Library
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* Icons with up to 256 colors{p}
* Automatic color adaptation{p}
* NewIcon compatible{p}
* Compatible to OS 3.1 icons
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New BOOPSI Library
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* New complete set of powerful BOOPSI gadgets{p}
* Very fast, modular and scalable{p}
* AmigaOS compatible implementation{p}
* Compatible to existing BOOPSI classes
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New Resource Library
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* Loads and manages all GUI resources{p}
* Change the GUI without recompilation of the application{p}
* Can be used with any programming language
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New GUI Editor for Developers
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* WYSIWYG GUI editor{p}
* Creates resource files that are used by the new resource library{p}
* Automatic localization of the application
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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{p}
* Supports Amiga protection bit and file comments{p}
* MultiSession CD-ROM support
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New PlayCD
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* (programmable) Audio player for SCSI and ATAPI CD-ROM drives{p}
* 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{p}
* PowerPC support{p}
* New functions to print all kinds of bitmaps{p}
* New API to define page size and page break correctly{p}
* Support for 24 bit Picasso96 DumpRastPort command{}
* 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{p}
* Extensive functionality{p}
* Hardware independent driver system, easy to extend
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* New Preferences{p}
* 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{p}
* Completion of all the new features of AmigaOS 3.5{p}
* Extensive Illustrations{p}
* Bilingual English/German
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BUG FIXES
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* Corrections and Extensions{p}
* Accelerated and reworked Workbench{p}
* Extended and reworked ASL library{p}
* Reworked Bullet library{p}
* Reworked Diskfont library{p}
* New datatypes for JPG, GIF, AIFF{p}
* New SCSI Mount tool{p}
* Reworked A2024 monitor driver{p}
* Reworked CLI command (Join, Status, Type)
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THE FUTURE (PLANS AND OPTIONS)
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3.6, 3.7, ....
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* Further Releases or Add-On Packages
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4.0 - A New Release for the Classic Amiga
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* New reworked and extended Kickstart{p}
* Extended PowerPC Support{p}
* New 68K Emulator for PPC-only systems{p}
* Many new System Libraries ( Graphics.Library, Layers.library, etc.)
as PPC-native
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OS 3.5 CD: £29.75 + VAT
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OS 3.5 CD + Fusion/PCx bundle: £42.51 + VAT