@mr_500;
Would be neat to have a 040 or 060 in there... but I think that the price of the processor alone drives everything a bit too far. At amigakit they weight 50 pounds sterling (70-80 euro) and new even more !
I don't see a clear path there. But, what yould be really really neat:
An A600 case with:
VGA Port, Audio port, USB, Eth.
Slim cdrom
Internl 2,5" hd
Emulated AGA or ECS chipset, in hardware (No idea if is or not possible), but with what people do nowadays with fpgas looks quite tempting (looks like too many timing problems).
Amigaone board, or similar. (I think minitower cases or bigger ones are too cumbersome)
Probably is just a wet dream of me. :-D
The eth connection will be left to the installer:
1. Make a nice hole in the case
2. screw the little board with the connector
3. enjoy ? :-D :-D
@patrik:
That's actually a very good idea. But a full PCMCIA port should be available then.
There are many ideas floating, the thing is to find where the parts are available and how much they cost. A PCMCIA port can be used for many things, especially if has external access, but the connector is somthing to consider. A cheap onboard eth solution costs the same money. Unless the board is well screwed to the case or so, I would not insert anything in a PCMCIA slot. That can be explored in a second revision.
btw:
Oxford semiconductors has a really nice USB host controller, the TD242LP, but the reseller they give is a bit less than helpful in its web version. Anybody know another good alternative, how much they cost and where can be bought in small qtys ?
Thanks !