So several hundred dollars (if we're not into four figures already) for FPGA hardware makes more sense than a few hundred dollars for simpler hardware (that already has drivers for it)?
With WarpOS, the design of an accelerator shouldn't have to be exactly the same as the design licensed by DCE (and I think it's important to point out that they licensed the design - they don't appear to own it).
Personally, if you're going all the way to an FPGA design, why not scrap the rest (except for maybe the keyboard and mouse). The idea makes retaining your old Amiga hardware kind of pointless.
You can try to design an accel for an old machine and sell it for a few hundred dollars, or you can get an entire machine in an FPGA on a board for a few hundred dollars. You can buy a minimig now, in a bit you can get an AGA milimig, and some time later, Natami which will blow any classic out of the water.
I love my old machines, I'm a classic guy, but it seems I'm spending more time these days with a soldering iron than playing cool games and running demos.
