What's the point of the MiniMig?

[gdanko]

Maybe I am stupid or maybe I am some sort of infidel, but I do not see the point of the MiniMig. This unit emulates a 7 MHz A500 for > $200 USD? Why bother buying this thing when you can get a real A500 for about $25 USD?

[gdanko]

Wow a lot of you seem pretty defensive of this device. It was a simple question!

[gdanko]

A MiniMig would be "cool" if you could tune the CPU from 7.16 MHz to 060/50 and beyond. Or if it was socketed to allow upto G4 speeds.

But I would rather use a TV or 1084 and a trusty old A500 than to drop $200 on a board with some chips on it.

[gdanko]

And if the MiniMig breaks, you can make another, and another, and another....

The chances of all four of my A500s dying are very slim. I paid probably 50USD for all of them.

[gdanko]

mike- wrote:
The Minimig is essentially our chance to do what amiga and ack so far has failed to do, hardware.

And this is great, if it can be a more expandable system.