I remember that Dennis explicitly mentioned Samantha in the long Minimig-thread. I might add the exact quote later when I found it.
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Dennis wrote:
Have you given any thought to the possibilities of integrating Minimig on the FPGA on the proposed Samantha board? They would seem a perfect fit if the board ever goes into production.
Yes, Samantha is definately one of *the* boards to run Minimig on.