Minimig PCB run - interest thread

[techie]

*raises hand* Me too! Me too! :-D
I'd love to get my hands on an assembled board.

Now for my two cents  :-)

1) I'd like to see a mini-itx version.
While I understand that there are case modders out there that would love to get there hands on a smaller board (smaller board = bigger possibilities) I think for the rest of us out there it would just be a lot easier if we stick with standards.

2) Please incorporate Dennis' improvements if you can. If you can't no big deal :-)
I'm sure you're going to be hearing all sorts of idea's for improving on the design (in fact I guarantee it :roll:) and while I am all for the idea of making the board AGA compatible in the future I think for now it's best to keep things simple and maybe just incorporate the fixes Dennis spoke of (if possible).

3) Custom case would be cool but focus on one thing at a time.
I for one have been dieing to get a new A1000 case molded (one that doesn't yellow with age ) but alas I think it's better that you focus on this project for now.

Though in the future I hope you'll consider it (or maybe even size reduced A1000 case) :-)

Side Note:
Now am I mistaken or does the minimig already supported VGA out :-? This is defiantly a must have for me.

[techie]

@amigadave

 See Jens "A-Clone" project, which is more like what you are asking for, a complete hardware replacement of the custom chips on an A500.  Jens demonstrated it at AmiWest last year where he had completed the replacement of 2 or 3 custom chips with 100% accurate function by plugging his PCBs into the chip sockets.  Once he has completed the designs, I believe his plan is to put the replacement designs into silicon and we will finally have a source for replacement custom chips for the Amiga and possibly a way forward to some enhancements to the original Amiga designs.

I am writing all of this just from my questionable memory without going to Jens website to confirm, so take it with a grain of salt and go check out what Jens is doing for yourself.  Minimig is a completely different project with a different purpose.

My 2 cents,

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think it was Jens intention to create replacement custom chips for the Amiga from the Clone-A project :/
(though admittedly my memory may be a bit off about this)

From what I remember reading in the article from Total Amiga a few months back, it sounds to me like the aim of that project was more along the lines of a Amiga in a joystick and/or a mini-itx board with scan doubling/flicker fixing built in.

Either way it goes I personally plan to support both the Minimig project and Clone-A. Though I am really[/] excited at the prospect of what Jens might create in a Clone-A mini-itx format :-D