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#Magic WorkBench

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#149614From: Hank DuckmanMay 30, 1994 11:22 AM
Ron; I have an A2000 with GVP G '40 @ 33, KS 2.0 and O.S. 2.0., 2 Megs chip ram, and 16 Megs fast RAM, Picasso II with 2 Megs video RAM. I was told in the past that Magic Workbench would work on my system. I've tried to install it twice with no luck- each time, my system locked up completely, and I had to reboot from my Workbench floppy and erase all MagicWB data to get up and running again. Do you or any body else out there have any helpful comments on this? Thanks; Hank
#149655From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPMay 30, 1994 4:30 PM
Try installing MAGIC3.LHA instead of MAGIC.LHA. The icons in 3 have been reduced to 8 colors (I think) for non-AGA machines.
#149750From: Hank DuckmanMay 31, 1994 1:41 AM
Michael; I appreciate your input. I might try Magic3 and accept the compromise of 8 colors but first I'll take Kenneth Olsen's suggestion and see if that works. Hank
#149721From: Kenneth P. OlsonMay 30, 1994 10:51 PM
This is part of a message the author of MWB sent me after I sent the shareware. I think it was worth it. >>Try this: Change the current dir to that of MagicWB via shell. Now type >>"execute install". This will work for shure. [sic] >>It is a bug in the AMIGA OS on some rare versions in the IconX program. I hope it works for you. I asked about a hundred times, and although everyone was very helpful, nothing else worked. The above did just fine. Is there really a bug in "some versions IconX"? Beats me. Good luck. Ken
#149751From: Hank DuckmanMay 31, 1994 1:41 AM
Kenneth; I'll give it a try. Thanks for your suggestion. If I can get this to work on my system, I will be more than happy to send the author a check. I've seen pictures of the MWB screen as well as a live screen at the Toronto WOCA last year and it looks great. Hank