KICKWORK 1.3 (ADF VERSION) Version 1.0 06/30/2017 Copyright (C) 1988-2017 By Rudolph R. Loew The KickWork 1.3 (ADF Version) is a digital version of the KickWork 1.3 Disk previously sold by Amigo Business Computers. KickWork 1.3 combines the Amiga 1000 Kickstart and Workbench Disks into a single Disk. This allow an Amiga 1000 to boot into Workbench on Powerup without the need to swap Disks. This supports unattended operation where no one is available to swap disks after a power failure. Unlike some other solutions, KickWork does not need to write to the disk at any time so it is not susceptable to failure due to intermittent power. The disk may be write protected to insure safety. REQUIREMENTS Amiga 1000 512KB RAM Kickstart 1.3 Disk Workbench 1.3 (for Customization and Documentation) CONTENTS KICKWORK.ADF KickWork Disk Image MANUAL.TXT This Manual INSTALLATION Since Commodore never allowed the distribution of Kickstart, KickWork must extract the necessary Kickstart Code from Memory. This requires a Setup to be done to configure the Disk. Perform the following procedure to configure the Disk. 1. Write the KickWork Disk Image File to an 880K Floppy Disk. Do not Write Protect it. 2. Turn off your Amiga 1000 if on. 3. Insert your Kickstart 1.3 Disk. 4. Turn on your Amiga 1000. 5. When it prompts for a Workbench Disk, insert the KickWork Disk you created. 6. If no errors occurred, it should display "KickWork Installed". 7. Turn off and on your Amiga 1000. 8. Customize your KickWork Disk as needed. 9. Optionally, write protect the KickWork Floppy Disk. SPECIAL AND MODIFIED FILES There are three files that require special handling. The "kickstart" file is a placeholder for the Kickstart image. Do not modify, rename, or delete this File. The "Info" Progrsm has been modified to properly display the KickWork Disk's Information. If you are using a Hard Disk, you should copy the Info File from the KickWork Disk over the unmodified copies. The mnodified Info Program can be used without KickWork. The only side effect is that a Kickstart Disk will show up as an Empty Disk instead of a KICK Disk. The "DiskCopy" Program has been modified to recognize KickWork Disks and make the proper modification to the signature of the Copy so that the Operating System can distinguish it from the original if both are present at the same time. If you are using a Hard Disk, you should also copy the DiskCopy File from the KickWork Disk over the unmodified copies. The modified DiskCopy Program can be used without KickWork. The unmodified DiskCopy will make exact copies of KickWork Disks. If two are present at the same time you can cause corruption and/or a crash. CUSTOMIZATION The KickWork Disk has to reserve space for Kickstart so it only allows around 620KB of Workbench Files. As shipped, the KickWork disk has a subset of the Workbench files and is nearly full. You may customize it as you would an ordinary Workbench Disk except for the "kickstart" file and taking the information in the SPECIAL AND MODIFIED FILES Section into acoount. If you are adding Programs or Files, you will have to remove some first. Once configured, the KickWork Disk will not be recognized in any other Amiga such as a non-KickWork 1000, a 500, 600, 2000, 3000 or 4000. If you have a second Floppy Drive or a Hard Drive, you can transfer the files easily. Otherwise you will need to use a RAM Disk to transfer Files by swapping the Disks. You can also do most of your Customization on an unconfigured KickWork Disk as long as you avoid altering the Files used for configuration. These are: S:Startup-Sequence * S:Maker * C:Copy C:Execute C:Run C:EndCLI C:Delete C:Rename C:Echo L:Ram-Handler KickWork.Maker * The files marked by "*" are removed automatically during Configuration. You can remove any of the others after completing Configuration. S:Startup-Real replaces S:Startup-Sequence after Configuration. You can place your modified Startup Commands in this File. OTHER INFORMATION A normal Workbench Disk can be Booted after Booting KickWork. An unconfigured KickWork Disk can be copied safely with an unmodified DiskCopy, and can be read and written on other Amigas. CAUTIONS: KickWork will not Boot if you have already booted your Amiga 1000 with a Kickstart Disk. You will have to turn it off and on to boot KickWork. When running KickWork, inserting Kickstart Disks may cause problems and any attempt to write files to the Kickstart Disk will likely corrupt it. Having two present can cause a crash. If you are using a Hard Disk with FFS, KickWork will assume it is using OFS and corrupt the Hard Drive unless you specify FFS as a Custom FileSystem and Install the Driver into the Hard Drive Partition area. Programs that check Disk Type may not recognize a KickWork Disk. Info and DiskCopy are two examples. This is why they needed modification. CONTACT INFORMATION Rudolph R. Loew 506 Bieling Rd. Elmont, NY 11003 1-516-352-9078 RLoew@hotmail.com Website: http://rloew1.no-ip.com