I want a 100% or at least close to 100% Amiga 500 hardware and kickstart 1.3/AmigaOS 1.3 compatible computer that is not beholden to a single company. We have the hardware. We now just need the kickstart/OS. (Anybody heard anything about the kickstart replacement bounty that was assigned?)
Once that is accomplished, I will be happy. I will be happy AND want an A1200/A4000/AXXXX OS 2.0/3.1/3.9 system that is also open. If we had that, I think that Amigas...Well, actually MiniMig would have a firm hold in the hobbiest market.
Once that was done, I would be estatic, and would want to see what those same people would bring to the next generation.
Basically, I want an A500 followed by progress. I know that an A500 doesn't compete powerwise with the latest and greatest PCs, but I'm not really interested in that. I bought a C64 in a joystick, even though I could emulate the C64 on my PC for free. I bought Pacman in a joystick even though I could have emulated it on my PC for free. Form factor matters. I have many games in more than one form factor. Heck, I have Pacman in a joystick, on Mame, on Gametap, on the 2600, on the PSX, on the PS2 on the XBOX, and on the Wii. The form factor plays a large part in where I play it.
Yes, I could emulate the A500 on a PC. I do in fact. But, I also have a MiniMig. I will likely get a CloneA when it comes out. I will definitely be getting the upgrade board for my C-One.
