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Release Date:  1986/1987
Shiped With:  Amiga 500, 2000, available as update
Kickstart:  New ROM (256KB, or Kickstart disk for A1000)

Major enhancements:

• Kickstart could now identify and use the correct frequencies/screen resolutions for either a PAL (50Hz) or NTSC (60 Hz)-based Amiga system (the internal clock changed accordingly), and Workbench adapted to the new higher resolutions.
• The "V1.2" version number was added to the Kickstart screen.
• Improved stability.
• AutoConfig^TM (although this remained broken until Kickstart 1.3).
• Addition of Setmap allowed different national character sets to be assigned.
• GraphicDump allowed printing of the front-most screen.
• Multi-selection of icons added.
• Expansion drawer allowed use of supplementary hardware through drivers.

Version 1.2 of Workbench was a minor upgrade that improved on autoconfig and the system's stability.  The Amiga development team were becoming increasing annoyed at Commodore's insistence on cheapening and 'dumbing down' the Amiga.  A secret message says it all:  "We made Amiga, They f------ it up."

The latest A500s and A2000s were shipped with this release.  Icons were now visible when being dragged, dispensing with the red crosshair and the RAM disk appeared.  The RAM disk acted as a virutal This provided a virtual disk drive, cutting down on disk swapping.

Screenshots

Kickstart Screen (Note 1.2 Logo)	Workbench Screen (RAM disk now visible)