This 3rd edition of the Amiga Technical Reference Series focuses on the release 2 version of the amiga operating system (kickstart v2.04, v37). Release 2 of the operating system was first shipped on the Amiga 3000 and now available as an upgrade kit for the Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000 models to replace the older 1.3 (V34) operating system. Release 2 contains several new libraries and hundreds of new library functions and features to assist application writers. design decisions compatible libraries