Does Natami satisfy Classic Amiga enthusiasts?

[matthey]

Does the Natami concept satisfy the hardcore Classic Amiga enthusiast?

Yes! The 68k is so much easier to use than PPC. It's too bad it was prematurely killed off for marketing reasons. I really like the Natami openness compared to the attitudes of the AmigaOS 4.x bunch. It's not that I dislike PPC so much as some of the attitudes. Good compatibility is always a plus too. You should have made this a poll question.

[matthey]

yes sounds good alright but x1000 good too just different markets for running old amiga software hope it would be good, but then when the original amiga 1200 come out alot old games didnt run well 1.3 stuff because the cache and aga etc cfo slot always going have some people un happy .

The N680x0 CPU should handle the cache problem. I believe it will sniff the memory for self modifying code and auto-magically "handle" it. The problem of poorly written early OCS/ECS games can't really be fixed. Also some games will likely run way too fast. Most of the later games programmers learned though. The Natami CAN do certain things with the fpga chipset and CPU to increase compatibility.

[matthey]

What makes me laugh, is that a single guy create the MiniMig and then open sourced the project.   How hard would it have been for someone with some money to have updated it (eg ACube, AmigaKit) and sold it as a classic replacement in a branded MiniITX case.

Yea, but I think it needs more than 68000+ECS to be interesting. The MiniMig with 68020+AGA and a low price could sell in the thousands. Heck, if they were under a couple of hundred bucks, I would buy some for Christmas presents . I think this price is possible for a simple fpga produced in the thousands. I think this would leave room for power users wanting the Natami or CloneA too. It would all be good for bringing back interest in the classic Amiga and expanding the user base even if many are just gamers. Enough of these gamers and there would be a few more new games. That's how it restarts.