Coldfish: Something has always bugged me about creating a new computer architecture, then attaching it to old hardware.
It's a bad Amiga habit. I see no point in tuning up and old Amiga when a brand new computer could be made that just feels like the old one. It's cheaper, too.
MskoDestny: Someone needs to implement the basic Amiga chipset in FPGA and build a new system around that.
Why? Just emulate everything. The only software that needs the old chipset is the hardware bangin' stuff, and that generally doesn't get a speed boost.
I get annoyed when people say that a "genuine" chipset would offer more compatibility than an emulator. The nice thing about WinUAE is that you can configure it many different ways. I have a much harder time getting OCS games working with my A1200 than I do getting it to work with WinUAE. I wish WinUAE had a better config management system.
Dr Righteous: Or someone creative enough to turn UAE into hardware.
The holy grail of computing is to turn hardware into software, and we don't want to get into a situation where the hardware is built, and there's no way to improve compatibility later. Wrappers for a GPU even a few years old would blow away any attempt at an updated AGA chipset.
You know what I want to see? An affordable floppy reader. If I could get a $40 USB floppy drive adapter for my PC that reads Amiga disks seamlessly with UAE, I'd buy it instantly. I'm very, very disappointed that the AmigaOne doesn't have some kind of floppy adapter of any sort. That alone would convince me it's not "just a Teron."
orange: That reminds me of link I found on slashdot.. interesting
I've always wondered... if you enter a teleporter on Star Trek, do you die, and a mere physical copy of yourself takes your place?
I sure wouldn't want to be beamed all over the place... especially when I can drive my WRX. :-D
