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I just installed Workbench 3.1 on my A1200 030. This info is for who want to upgrade to 3.1 and have A1200. -The ROM version is 40.68 -PCMCIA works (tested with Squirrel SCSI PCMCIA) -MicroBotics A1230XA (030/50/50/16 megs of ram)accelerator runs with no problems. and as was promissed in the menual memory auto configures There is no more need to run AutoXA, the system will find and recognize the memory immidiatly. Exec and Expensio libraries that were left in chip ram even when AutoXA was run, are now in fast ram. (Actualy Expension lib stays in chip, but Exec is now in fast) In short all but one library are now in fast ram. -General perfromance of the system improved. Graphics are faster, resulting in a 20% increase in AIBB's WritePixel test. -I heard that users of DKB's Mangoose and Cobra boards will have problems with memory configuration under 3.1. I think the patch to fix that is availabel on Aminet (not sure) -Overscan are increased under 3.1. Thus, in DBLNTSC mode max overscan becomes 720*647 as oppossed to 704*647 Overscan increases are implimented in almost every mode. I will not mention all that other software stuff (CD support, etc.) because you can read that somewhere else (I think). In my opinion 3.1 is a very significan upgrade for A1200 users, especialy those who use MicroBotics M1230XA. By the way, MicroBotics kept their promiss. When you get the ROMs (2 chips) dont forget to read wich one is "A" and "B" it should say, U6A, U6B. Match that with the same markings on the A1200 ROM sockets.