History of Workbench and Amiga OS
From Classicamiga
Workbench versions summary
| Workbench version | Workbench revisions | Kickstart version Required | Distributed with Amiga models | Media set | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 30.00 | 1.0 | A1000 | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Very buggy early version of Workbench. No version information on files. |
| 1.1 | 31.334 | 1.2 | A1000 | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Still quite buggy. You can drag drawers into drawers and mess up the files on the disk. |
| 1.2 | 33.46 33.47 33.56 33.59 33.61 | 1.2 | A1000, A500, A2000 | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Some bugs fixed. Several releases, Addition of: SetMap, GraphicDump, Expansion drawer (& BindDrivers) |
| 1.3 | 34.20 | 1.3 | A1000, A500, A2000, some A1500s | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Popular version! Autoboot from any media, Addition of Shell and NEWCON: device |
| 1.3.2 | 34.28 | 1.3 | A1000, A500, A2000, some A1500s | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Available as an upgrade, but distributed with some Amigas. |
| 1.3.3* | 34.34 | 1.3 | UPGRADE ONLY | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Only available as an upgrade! AmigaBASIC was dropped from the Extras disk. |
| 1.3.4 | 34.?? | 1.3 | A1000, A500, A2000, some A1500s | 2 disks Workbench and Extras | Late rare version distributed with some Amigas. Some bug fixes, but documentation cannot be found to verify this |
| A2024* | 34.1 (34.20) | 1.3 | A2024 monitors | 2 disks 1.3 Jumpstart and Extras | Contains a utility RamKick which loads Kickstart and A2024 monitor driver. This release contained some 1.4 Beta code |
| 2.0 | 36.68 | 2.0 | Early A3000s | 3 disks Install, Workbench and Extras | New 3D look & feel, Early Startup Control added (hold both mouse buttons at boot), FFS, New style WB menus |
| 2.04 | 37.67 | 2.0 | A500 Plus, A2000, A3000, A1500, some A500s | 5 disks Install, Workbench, Extras, Fonts, A3000 Kickstart | Reliability improvements, ARexx, enhanced boot menu (both mouse buttons at boot), Outline Fonts |
| 2.05 | 37.71 37.72 | 2.0 | A600 and A600HD | 4 disks Install, Workbench, Extras, Fonts | Support for Internal IDE HD, Support for CC0: (PCMCIA Card Slot), Addition of PrepCard on Extras disk |
| 2.1* | 38.36 | 2.0 | UPGRADE ONLY | 5 disks Install, Workbench, Extras, Fonts, Locale | Faster asl.library, New DEVS structure, CrossDOS, New Prefs editors, no Say utility |
| 3.0 | 39.29 | 3.0 | A1200, A1200HD, A4000, A4000T | 6 disks Install, Workbench, Extras, Fonts, Storage, Locale | AGA Support, Enhanced Early Startup Control (Enable/Disable CPU caches), Datatypes and Multiview added. |
| 3.1 | 40.42 | 3.0 | A1200, A1200HD, A4000, A4000T | 6 disks Install, Workbench, Extras, Fonts, Storage, Locale | Supports C32's Akiko chip, bug fixes to 3.0 |
| 3.5* | 44.2 44.4 44.5 | 3.1 | UPGRADE ONLY | 1 CD-ROM | Internet/Network support added, Supports HDs larger than 4GB, PowerPC support, enhanced CD-ROM support, GlowIcons |
| 3.9* | 45.1 45.2 45.3 | 3.1 | UPGRADE ONLY | 1 CD-ROM | Multimedia programs added (can now play MP3s), Integrated unpacker, Updated AWeb, Better Shell |
* Only available as an upgrade to an existing Workbench version
