re: Cost of reinventing antique chips:
1. Find present chip manufacturer willing to waste vast amounts of time for little return or start up your own company.
2. Ramp-up costs
3. Quality control and testing
4. production begins on 15 year old technology because, fer shur, Paula really does sound better than the latest Sound Blaster, and a naked AGA set looks soooooo much better than a Voodoo card display.
Price: Overwhelming. Returns: Next to none. Usefullness: Questionable
Hey, this is a NEW Amiga! Get used to it.