![]() ![]() #FULL AMIGA KICKSTART DRIVER#D) a game or other application directly starting up, taking over all the hardware resources of this computer by avoiding to establish core Exec multitasking, driver initialization etc. C) the disk booting into a customized workbench or an application, keeping the OS 'alive' in the background. Insertion of such a bootable disk (other than workbench-like disk) will result in: a) a command line interface ('CLI') prompt to operate with ROM-internal and disks commands (including programs, scripts) (if the disk is non-workbench, or empty), or b) a (basic) point and click UI named 'Workbench' if the disk contains at least 'loadwb' in the 'startup-sequence' script residing inside the 's'-folder on this disk. If no boot device is present a screen will be displayed asking the user to insert a boot disk – typically a floppy disk. ![]() It will then check for connected boot devices and attempt to boot from the one with the highest boot priority. The default boot screen displayed under Kickstart 2.0, requesting the user to insert a boot disk Upon start-up or reset the Kickstart performs a number of diagnostic and system checks and then initializes the Amiga and some core OS components. ![]() Version summary Kickstart version V-number Retailed with Amiga models Launch date ROM capacity present in ROM Early boot menu Boot from PCMCIA and ATA Autodetect memory. For example, there were several Kickstart revisions designated as version 2.0. Confusingly, Commodore also used internal revision numbers for Kickstart chips. For most AmigaOS updates the Kickstart version number was matched to the Workbench version number. The default boot screen displayed under Kickstart 1.3 Commodore's was formed of both the Kickstart firmware and a software component provided on disk (with the software portion often termed as Workbench). ![]()
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