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Armiga Project |
Posted on: 2014/5/2 15:30
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Hi!
We are developing the Armiga Project (http://www.armigaproject.com), which aims to "bring back" the Amiga500 in a modern form factor. We have several prototypes running (two of them were presented at Retromadrid) and have launched a crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/armiga-project). ![]() You can watch our last video at @RetroMadrid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwMZdMloqfE Yo can also watch te evolution of our project on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVasEzSQE-dotm3fhKN3YQ ![]() I hope you find the project interesting enough. Luis |
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Re: Armiga Project |
Posted on: 2014/5/7 17:57
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@Armiga
Buenas Luis, es interesante vuestro proyecto pero que garantias dais que es un proyecto serio y con futuro y no ejem, un proyecto fantasma, como ha habido tantos en el mundo Amiga cuyos nombres no quiero decir tanto en hardware como en software? |
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Re: Armiga Project |
Posted on: 2014/5/8 12:48
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I will answer in English because my spanish is not that good and most people here don't speak spanish:
I don't think that this project is just a fantasy-project. It is possible to make your own box, put a Raspberry Pi or similar already existing board into it, together with a FDD and a controller board. BUT: What's the point of it? You can't use old, copy-protected disks, because the you don't have a real Amiga FDD, or a suitable controller/software in it. For old games there are already so many ADFs premade available. That leaves just a nice case and a standard ARM-board with eUAE on it. What's the point of that? You can already buy that for 30 Euro. If you want a real emulator in hardware, there is the Minimig, which offers much more features for almost the same amount of money. Or you can buy a real Amiga 500 for about 10 EUR on a flea-market. So you should rethink your project: Just make a nice casing for a Raspberry Pi and an image for or design something that gives an advantage above existing hardware like a case for the Raspberry Pi with a built-in keyboard an Aeros with RunInUAE as operating system. But forget the FDD. |
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Re: Armiga Project |
Posted on: 2014/5/8 13:15
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The name "Armiga" is surely bending trademark rules a little?
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Re: Armiga Project |
Posted on: 2014/5/9 8:04
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@Armiga
Interesting project. But I think I will not be a paying supporter as I moved on from A500 in 1989 already. (used big box Amigas after that and did 90% of others stuff than games) but hmmm... using your case as AretroMIGA case for PPC powered HW would be appealing to me. |
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