@NutsAboutAmiga

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not just a 3d object printed on a 3d printer, anyone whit a 3d printer can do that. This is no more Amiga then a PC whit a Catweasel mk4, and WinUAE is more Amiga compatible :-/

It is interesting how many people believe, an Amiga is a home computer in a beige bulky wedge case with built in keyboard and faked cowling slits.

Some people are claiming an Amiga is a computer built around a certain type of chipset.

And I have heard about people who think an Amiga is an OS bound to a dieing CPU architecture.

Interesting views when the last existing owner of the Amiga licence claims something different.

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AmigaONE. Haha. Just because you can put label on it does not make it Amiga.

I borrowed this comments from here (#27 & #28):
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=38873&forum=2&start=20&order=0

@NutsAboutAmiga

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NutsAboutAmiga wrote: @ExiE Quote: I would even say the best of all minimig and other FPGA based Amiga retro machines around. That's disrespectful to MiniMig, and FPGA Arcade, where you have full hardware implementation in a FPGA. Real work was done to make MiniMig, not just a 3d object printed on a 3d printer, anyone whit a 3d printer can do that. The Armiga is just a "raspberry pi" + "Floppy controller" + "Box" This is no more Amiga then a PC whit a Catweasel mk4, and WinUAE is more Amiga compatible :-/

Trolling for fun? I was specifically talking about DESIGN OF THE BOX, not the insides but you quoted only the misleading part, do you?
The design is honoring true old Amiga look and looks really good. And no, not everybody could do it.

@Arko

In some countries Amiga means girlfriend, it all depends on context its used does it not.

At lest in the context of computers from 1980's to 1990's its a produced by Commodore / ESCOM / VisCorp, it a computer whit ECE/OCE/AGA chipset and ROM contains the kickstart whit “AMIGADOS” and rest of the OS on floppy disks.

AmigaOS alone is not Amiga computer, a Amiga Computer whit out a OS, is as interesting as brick, it does not do anything.

AmigaONE computer, are not a Amiga Computer, it is infect a computer designed around industry standards just like any other Mac or PC.

AmigaOS 4.0 is AmigaOS, just a newer version then AmigaOS 3.5 or 3.1.

but more to the point, software emulation is never as good as the real thing, a FPGA based Amiga is keeping more to the orignal then a computer that was not designed to run AmigaOS software trying to act like it, by running it inside a program.

On note about software emulation vs FPGA, it question of what is best counterfeit. You will not know the difference between the real thing and a FPGA based computer. But you will notice big difference between software emulation and the real thing, some things are just not perfect no matter what.

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@ExiE

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The design is honoring true old Amiga look and looks really good. And no, not everybody could do it.

Lets say I'm more consarned about the interior then the exterior.

Its not that complicated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKTSdW7-H3Q

You need two skills, you need to know how to make a PCB, and you need to know 3D modeling, as for the Raspberry pi is deigned to be easy make things for, there are 100's of kits and you can buy, sensors, and led's motor controller cards you can buy for it.

http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi

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Obviously if you are aware the Amiga scene still exists, this isn't for you. But there are a large number of former gamers (Not just Amiga) that this could (in theory) appeal to. Something that is "plug and play" that's going to sit under the TV with an Xbox or phone charger (or whatever people have under their TV's. I don't have TV so I'm guessing).

Which is exactly why it's flawed.

Why would you design something that's compact and neat, and then stick a floppy drive in it? Did they forget how cumbersome disks are (and delicate if sticking them anywhere a speaker)? And how many of these ex gamers still have their old floppies? Even if they do, how many of the disks are still working? Not to mention how temperamental floppy drives can be.

And do they have a reliable source of joysticks? It's mostly game pads now, so how will these games play on a pad as opposed to a stick? (I'm hopeless with pads).

Do something with flash cards, make a deal with holders of the game copyright and sell themed flash disk sets (like Steam does with back catalogues for the PC). Something other than 30 year old magnetic disks.

If it was me, I'd arrange some kind of streaming service using the Cloud. More diverse games could be made available to a larger audience and an ad service could generate additional income. Something that's a halfway step between a console and a phone instead of half way between a console and a desktop.

I really just don't understand the point of this as it stands at all.

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I saw something on facebook about being short of funding vs what they had hoped for.

Is this project still alive?

If so, what's the real status?

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The project is still alive. They've got a BETA-program going right now. I was invited to join a while ago, but had to decline due to lack of funds. They are on Twitter and post updates from time to time.