I just don't get how some people are so passionate about this argument. I mean look how long this thread is, about something that is very subjective and personal and not easily quantified. Also I don't understand why they care.
Emulation is a great thing, at least I think so, but I would not give up all my real Amigas and only use emulation until they all die from old age. And with the invention of the CloneA project, it will likely be true that some day, brand new hardware will be available that is a cycle exact duplicate reproduction of any model Amiga you want.
As we all know the MiniMig already is available as a close hardware recreation of an OCS A500/A1000 and may soon be able to emulate ECS as well. And with NatAmi and other potential new projects, we may have a new AmigaLike computer that is better than any original Amiga model ever produced.
It is all good! I see a future where the Amiga experience will continue indefinitely in one manner or another, long after the last original Amiga computers stop working.
Truly "Amiga Forever"!
