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even for science to make a "boosted/improved new gen" amiga rather than just copy the original hardware, see if its possible to boost OG hardware using "new" faked FPGA hardware
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This all has been done. There were new-gen Amigas even before FPGA - they all failed on the market. There is the Vampire V2 that boosts OG hardware, and the V4 which is a kind-of new-gen stand-alone Amiga.
But here's the thing: anything not done for OG hardware or being completely incompatible is just a waste of time. No one wants that. If you create something new with no existing software from the outset, it will simply fail. It it's underpowered compared to a PC, it will fail. And if neither of that applies, you can still simply use a PC.
IMO, PiStorm is what becomes the next-gen Amiga. Because it's cheap, very powerful, open-source, easy to upgrade and much more. Yeah, FPGA-lovers will hate that, but biggest issue with FPGA is that the number of logic cells is limited and whatever FPGA you choose, it may not longer being made a year after. FPGA is only good for something you want to do right now, but it is not future-proof.