### Requirements

#### ... to run installed programs

- CPU 68000 (68010+ is recommended because some installs require the VBR for the 'quit by a key' feature)
- Kickstart 2.0 (version 37+)
- a minimum of 1.0 MB RAM (sometimes more, it depends on the installed program)

##### Kickstart Emulation

Some installs use a so called kickemu to have a complete AmigaOS environment for the installed program. For that kickemu a original kickstart image is required. This image can be extracted from a real Amiga with tools like GrabKick or similar which can be found on aminet. The supported image version depends on the installed program. You should find an information about which image must be used in the supplied ReadMe file. The image for kickstart versions 1.2 and 1.3 can only extracted from a appropriate A500, for version 3.1 it can be extracted from a A500/A600/A2000, A1200 or A4000 which must be equipped with a Kick3.1 ROM. If the image cannot be found by WHDLoad or the image is of the wrong version or altered in any way, WHDLoad will quit with an appropriate error message. Additionally a relocation file with the extension `.RTB` matching the kickstart image must be present. This relocation file can be found on aminet in the archive util/boot/skick346.lha. Both files, the kickstart image and the relocation file must be located in the directory Devs:Kickstarts/ and must have the correct name. Starting WHDLoad version 17.0 the files can also be located in the directory WHDCOMMON:. The table below shows the names of the files depending on the kickstart version.

Starting WHDLoad version 16.5 also the kickstart images from the Cloanto Amiga Forever CDs may be used. The images must be renamed according the table below. Additionally the rom.key must be copied to Devs:Kickstarts/ or WHDCOMMON:. Some older installs require a kick40068.A1200 image these installs won't work with the Cloantos ROMs.
Amiga Forever 2008 also includes the kick40068.A1200 and the images are automatically copied to the right places.
Amiga Forever 2011 also includes the kick33180.A500 and kick40063.A600 roms. These roms require WHDLoad version 17.0 to be supported.

Version | Name Kickstart Image | Name Relocation File | Cloantos 'Amiga Forever' file names
--- | --- | --- | ---
release 3.0 | release 2005 | release 2011
1.2 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick33180.A500 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick33180.A500.RTB |  |  | amiga-os-120.rom
1.3 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick34005.A500 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick34005.A500.RTB | kick130.rom | amiga-os-130.rom | amiga-os-130.rom
3.1 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick40063.A600 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick40063.A600.RTB |  |  | amiga-os-310-a500.rom
Devs:Kickstarts/kick40068.A1200 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick40068.A1200.RTB |  |  | amiga-os-310-a1200.rom
Devs:Kickstarts/kick40068.A4000 | Devs:Kickstarts/kick40068.A4000.RTB | kick310.rom | amiga-os-310.rom | amiga-os-310.rom

#### ... to write new Slaves / install programs

- recommended is a 68030+ with MMU to use all features of WHDLoad (a fat machine is always a good choice to develop software ;-))
- know how about machinecode, assembler, amiga hardware ...
- an assembler (should be able to optimize)
- some other tools will be useful (hexedit, disasm, ...)
- some more MB's RAM
- access to different machines for testing reasons (68000 - 68060, OCS, AGA, GfxCard)
- a hardware or software freezer like AR3, HRTmon, TK
- an NMI button to interrupt a running program or to enter a software-monitor/freezer