Is emulation based x86 machines in Amiga cases really a no no? or......

[smerf]

For retro and sentimental value, there would be a lot of interested parties I suspect.  At 4x the price of any comparable machine just via the fact it's a "custom case", not up my alley in the least but such offerings have appealed to some people I suppose.

I always hated the Amiga wedge boxes, but if I had the option to purchase an A4000 style or other Amiga retro case that took commodity form PC motherboards, I would gladly if it was from a reputable company.  If and only if the price on said cases is comparable to the otherwise already available "generic" PC cases by guys like Thermaltake and etc. AIO/wedge PC's have always turned my stomach, even going back to the A500, heh - again, just preference.  I do understand why people likethem from a space saving aspect, though - but I've been using a KVM for 10 years, so space isn't much of a concern.

I have never been a fan of buying prebuilt pc's, regardless of what case they come in, mainly due to the fact putting together a custom PC via components is dead simple even for a first timer these days.  Same reason I had no interest in the X1000 since you cannot just buy the motherboard/OS package sans case, but building my own rigs is mainly preference and it's infinitely cheaper than buying prebuilt more enthusiast grade pc's.  If you can operate a TV remote, you can assemble a PC from parts.

Last prebuilt desktop PC I bought was in the late 90's, tbh - and I'd never buy one again for personal use, so the prebuilt fully built system ideal doesn't appeal to me.

Hi,

@Duce,

Wow, the last PC you had was in the 90's, that is if I understood you correctly, tell you what take a look see at TigerDirect.com and look at what the new PC's cost today, and look at what they can do. They have gone well beyond AGA and Paula, the graphics and sound are really great. I am running Cloanto's Amiga Forever on my new 6 core PC, and no way would I ever go back to a single processor PC of any type (even Amiga). AF runs so smooth that it makes my A4000 look sick (well not really) just a lot faster. Have no problems running ADF files and it even does programs like DPaint and Pen Pal. Is it Amiga, NO, but then again by running the AF emulator, I am saving my old Amiga silicon. Have a nice day.

smerf

[smerf]

Hi,

@Duce,

Looked at the I7's and really like them, but once again cost is the factor, decided to go with a 6 core AMD 1090T, now wouldn't you believe it but the week after I bought the 1090T, they came out with the 1100T. Oh well can't keep up to date with the movement of todays Personal Computers. By the way I don't consider anything built by Apple as a real computer. If you can't mess with the OS, or change the hardware then it is classified as junk in my book.

This forum right here reminds me of "When does a Harley stop being a Harley? question. After you change the motor, the frame, the steering forks. Or does it just continue being a Harley as long as you keep the name tag on it?

smerf