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YouKnowWho · 14 January 2021, 15:31

I know this Vampire thing is nice and fast, but for the price I could have 4 UNAMIGA computers and they run other cores as well.

Or I could have 3 DE10 NANO FPGAs - which are the ultimate chameleon in FPGA hardware - just imagine, having this DE10 in an original A1200 case (I'm working on it) and that single A1200 runs EVERYTHING retro! So many cores on DE10. That A1200 look-a-like would be the single best retro computer, emulating everything retro on the planet - including arcade cabinets, consoles - 486 Win95, 8.1 MacOS as well I think - you name it!

So...considering you can have a DE10 NANO for about a third of a stand alone Vampire, and by giving up the Vampire Amiga performance you gain CORES, CORES and more CORES...well, I'll give up the Vampire performance for all that retro computing goodness inside the DE10 ANYDAY!. And it looks like I'll save plenty of money doing it too.

14 January 2021, 15:31	#99
YouKnowWho Banned Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Toronto Posts: 231	I know this Vampire thing is nice and fast, but for the price I could have 4 UNAMIGA computers and they run other cores as well. Or I could have 3 DE10 NANO FPGAs - which are the ultimate chameleon in FPGA hardware - just imagine, having this DE10 in an original A1200 case (I'm working on it) and that single A1200 runs EVERYTHING retro! So many cores on DE10. That A1200 look-a-like would be the single best retro computer, emulating everything retro on the planet - including arcade cabinets, consoles - 486 Win95, 8.1 MacOS as well I think - you name it! So...considering you can have a DE10 NANO for about a third of a stand alone Vampire, and by giving up the Vampire Amiga performance you gain CORES, CORES and more CORES...well, I'll give up the Vampire performance for all that retro computing goodness inside the DE10 ANYDAY!. And it looks like I'll save plenty of money doing it too.