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[Ilwrath]

I disagree, people developing Amiga emulators really have damaged the Amiga in the last 5 years or so.

I just don't understand this sentiment.  How does preserving the heritage, and (re)introducing it to some people hurt the Amiga?  And, at this stage, is there honestly enough of anything left to hurt?

As for emulation, just try emulating AGA properly or playing half the hardware-hitting scene-demos. Some of the best Amiga stuff refuses to play on UAE's emulated '020.

Sure.  There's no substitute for the real deal.  This re-inforces the point that the emulators do no real damage.  

Not everyone can have a multiple computers sitting around, though.  Emulation helps preserve software, and makes the Amiga more accessible, while still not diminishing the original.  How is this a bad thing?  I just don't get it.

[Ilwrath]

Back you UAE dogs!

Heh... Actually, I hardly even use UAE.  I have more real Amiga hardware than most Amiga vendors left.

Let's see... Off the top of my head
(2) New refirb A500's from Redrum's selloff.  (I'm keeping one for myself, and one is in my for-trade list)
(1) A500 games machine (rev 5 motherboard + 8372 Agnus mod)
(1) A500 with Bodega Bay expansion (huge!)
(1) A1200 with DKB RAM expansion
(2) A2000s
(2) A3000s (with various video processing cards in them)
(2) A4000s (including my prize A4000D with Cyberstorm 060 and CV64/3d)
(1) A1000 complete
(1) A1000 NOS motherboard
And there's more machines in the back of my closet... Plus, all sorts of original C= Amiga hardware, including mice, keyboards, modems, external floppy drives, etc.  Oh yeah... And thousands of disks that are deteriorating, as well...

But emulators don't hurt the market for any of my stuff.  If anything, they get more people interested in the platform, thus helping the market.

[Ilwrath]

I like the Alien quote blobrana but as I see it the Aliens are the emulator-boys who just download ADFs willy-nilly and dismiss them as old rubbish when they won't work properly.

So, you're basically saying you want the Amiga to be a rare cult status symbol.  Only to be touched and enjoyed by the people who have enough space and money for purchasing rare, obscure, fragile, and underpowered hardware?

[Ilwrath]

So, you're basically saying you want the Amiga to be a rare cult status symbol. Only to be touched and enjoyed by the people who have enough space and money for purchasing rare, obscure, fragile, and underpowered hardware?  

* The AmigaOne will run AmigaOS 4 exclusively. The Pegasos machine will not be able to run AmigaOS 4 because the AmigaOne has a protection chip.

PCs will not be able to run AmigaOS 4, Macintosh will not be able to run AmigaOS 4. It is exclusive - for us!

Well, the fact that you think this could possibly be a good thing is about as clear a "yes" answer to my question as you could give.

Good luck with your purchases.  I hope they give you the status you crave.