What do people think about this as next Gen AMIGA?

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by voyager

No no no.. ;-) I mean the software for the FPGA core it self

But this is there already.

I think there are 4 to 5 different 68K cores developed already.
Some are faster some are slower.

I think I know of 4 different AMIGA chipsets..
Some with AGA some without

I think the code to put in the FPGA is there...

[Mrs Beanbag]

I would buy one of these that was AGA + 020 compatible but faster and with lots of RAM, in a heartbeat. I would like to design a case for one, A1200 style with built-in keyboard and slimline optical drive on the side

[Amiga1992]

Originally Posted by Gunnar

You would get a compatible System to the best AMIGA 4000
with Cyberstrom, Cybervision, Network Card, USB Card,
for a fraction of the price.
And the system would be brandnew, with waranty.

I totally get your point, believe me. And my opinion does not count, I just am curious about the driving force behind such projects.

I can't help to think though that there are a bunch of projects that are similar (Minimigs, FPGA-arcades, Chameleons, Natamis and all that) and in the end what happens is that people get demotivated and let the projects, unfortunately, rot. I think maybe this could be avoided if all the people interested in the platform would actually work together into one unified effort.

There's lots of brilliant minds in the community to make something happen, but alone it's much harder.

[Retrofan]

I would preffer an accelerator&RTG for my A1200 than a complete "Pc" in a different case.

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by Akira

I totally get your point, believe me. And my opinion does not count, I just am curious about the driving force behind such projects.

You are right.
You ask the key question.

And I'm not sure about what is best for AMIGA.


Dennis made the Minimig chipset. This was great work.
The Minimig hardware is rather simple.
If produced in numbers the Minimig could have been sold at Wallmart for $49 - and still with good profit.

Why did this not happen?
Can someone explain this?

[spud]

Because the world moved on.

[Retrofan]

Originally Posted by Gunnar

Why did this not happen?
Can someone explain this?

I want my A1200 case. Add whatever. That's my explanation.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by spud

Because the world moved on.

^ This.

There is no next gen Amiga. There might be a niche product with an Amiga sticker on it, but there's already the X1000. Of course a cheaper alternative is welcome, but it'll hardly make an impact. Developers will go where the money is and the few that are 'believers' already have enough different 'Amiga' successors to deliver. Alll the best, but you'll hardly make an impact with any Amiga semi-compatible system.

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by TCD

^ This.

There is no next gen Amiga. There might be a niche product with an Amiga sticker on it, but there's already the X1000. Of course a cheaper alternative is welcome, but it'll hardly make an impact. Developers will go where the money is and the few that are 'believers' already have enough different 'Amiga' successors to deliver. Alll the best, but you'll hardly make an impact with any Amiga semi-compatible system.

You are right.
The X1000 is not compatible but has an AMIGA sticker on it.

The FPGA system on the other could be 100% compatible.

[TCD]

But then again emulators are too. You really think that a new system besides OS4 and MorphOS would get any new development going? How many systems do you think would sell? Even given a price of 100$ per system.

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by TCD

But then again emulators are too. You really think that a new system besides OS4 and MorphOS would get any new development going? How many systems do you think would sell? Even given a price of 100$ per system.

Do you only know 2 neo AMIGA OS systems?

Come on there is AROS too.
Some people even think that AROS has the biggest potential of the three.

AROS could run perfectly on this box.
You would not only have the NEO AMIGA AROS - you could even run all old classic AMIGA games and software natively.

[TCD]

AROS runs on cheap PCs, so your point is rather moot.

You didn't answer my question though. I guess you are aware that this FPGA is another niche solution that will bring nothing new. Porting games from other platforms isn't going to get many new customers you see.

You wanted to know why this won't sell at Walmart and I think we established why it won't.

[OlafSch]

Originally Posted by TCD

AROS runs on cheap PCs, so your point is rather moot.

You didn't answer my question though. I guess you are aware that this FPGA is another niche solution that will bring nothing new. Porting games from other platforms isn't going to get many new customers you see.

You wanted to know why this won't sell at Walmart and I think we established why it won't.

Strange... I use the 68k version and heard rumors that it even run on real hardware... Strange but perhaps I am wrong...

I can say you why it has chances to sell... in opposite to your AmigaOS or MorphOS it has the "geek factor", it is special, interesting, different to a standard PC. And there are many people who remember amiga and might be tempted if it is cheap enough. Why sells the Raspberry? Not because of its hardware but because of the price.

@Gunnar

Big company investing sounds nice, do you have somebody interested or just theory? It would be great of course to have somebody again investing in the platform.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by OlafSch

Strange... I use the 68k version and heard rumors that it even run on real hardware... Strange but perhaps I am wrong...

Or that even. Means we don't really need any special new hardware to run AROS. Doesn't it?

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by TCD

You wanted to know why this won't sell at Walmart and I think we established why it won't.

Why should this not sell at Walmart?

The C64 Joystick was device which sold great.

With a FPGA base system you could create both.
An compatible classic AMIGA game system - which could sell in thousand at Walmart. And a system which could be use with original 68K software and AROS at the same time. You could use the free AROS as legal kickstart replacement and play games - you could ven use AROS with modern webbrowsers in such a system to surf the internet...

Now tell us why should this not sell at Walmart?

[OlafSch]

Originally Posted by TCD

Or that even. Means we don't really need any special new hardware to run AROS. Doesn't it?

Toni Wilen has invested some work in the Roms recently, f.e. added PSF3 support and added Blitter support. Wawa has tested it recently and said it becomes usable even without RTG (he has 060 so he cannot say how it behave on say 030)

Originally Posted by Gunnar

Why should this not sell at Walmart?

The C64 Joystick was device which sold great.

With a FPGA base system you could create both.
An compatible classic AMIGA game system - which could sell in thousand at Walmart. And a system which could be use with original 68K software and AROS at the same time. You could use the free AROS as legal kickstart replacement and play games - you could ven use AROS with modern webbrowsers in such a system to surf the internet...

Now tell us why should this not sell at Walmart?

Sounds good. It could be a new start for the platform but we need investors (people or companies) who take the risk and produce it in big numbers.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Gunnar

Now tell us why should this not sell at Walmart?

Do you even know how much the C64 DTV was sold for? I guess I'll leave this thread to the delusionists then and keep my opinion for myself. All the best with your wonder-cure and its amazing ways to sell

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by OlafSch

Big company investing sounds nice, do you have somebody interested or just theory? It would be great of course to have somebody again investing in the platform.

I agree that a big company could make a big difference for the platform.
Commodore was good in producing their system for little money and selling them for an affortable price.

The A500 was good value for the money.
The A1200 also was good value for the money.

I miss this good value for the money.
Could a good value for the money be produced again?
What would it needed for this?

[robinsonb5]

The only downside I see in the SoCkit board is the lack of HDMI - much as I don't want to see VGA disappear, it does seem to be on its way out now.

[Gunnar]

Originally Posted by robinsonb5

The only downside I see in the SoCkit board is the lack of HDMI - much as I don't want to see VGA disappear, it does seem to be on its way out now.

This system has HDMI
http://www.altera.com/products/devki...gx_starter.jpg
It costs 150€ but it has only 512 MB fastmem...

Originally Posted by TCD

Do you even know how much the C64 DTV was sold for? I guess I'll leave this thread to the delusionists then and keep my opinion for myself. All the best with your wonder-cure and its amazing ways to sell

Do you have any clue what a Minimig system really costs to produce in numbers?
If wanted you can produce a Minimig system for less than $20.