More info on 'Amiga Reloaded'

[Brian]

I understand all the IComp modules being left out to get the cost down but I'd realy like to see at least the IndivisionAGA be included.

I'd also love to see something like a extended MiniITX board, with a keyboard interface and a Zorroslot or two (like the Amy Dream Clone and later 416D79) so we can get RTG and use a modern case.

[Brian]

@Rob
That is because you see it as pay extra... why do you have to pay extra for the included TrueIDE CF solution instead of a cheap IDE port where I can use my old harddrive and optical drive?

I'd just like to see a more complete motherboard, one where the output isn't monocrome as standard and where I have to pay extra no matter if I want 23pin RGB port or VGA/DVI port.

[Brian]

@Mike
Exactly my point... I just pointed out that "I don't want to pay extra for X" wasn't the argument I was making but that I thought a propper videooption shouldn't be an option to begin with on an Amiga motherboard.

[Brian]

There is a limited number of I/O cutouts on the rear of the case so including one option on the motherboard might exclude the possibility of the other.  This is especially the case with the A500.  Sure, you can make your own with a dremmel but a lot of people won't be happy to make cosmetic alterations to their case which can't be reversed.

The layout of the I/O ports on the A500 and A1200 are different too so unless users are forced butcher the case at least some of it will have to be on fly-leads anyway and that's only a step away from it on a seperate module.

Another consideration is that since the board will have an original Lisa chip, the current Indivisions are most likely compatible and therefore owners of such hardware wouldn't require any other video output.

When it all comes down to it I don't really see what the big deal is if the video output is on the mainboard or not.  The only important part is that it actually ships with that output.

An option could be to make a smaller motherboard with headers for a secondary I/O board that for the A500/1200 would of cause have less ports due to formfactor and then another I/O board for mATX backplane where all ports would fit. This would cater to both keyboard and bigbox enthusiasts... especially if adding a header for an optional Zorro board.

I never was a fan of patchworks when upgrading the original A1200 so was hoping this could adress that issue.