Why the interest in the MiniMIG?

[Steril707]

I guess this has been asked a couple of times before, but reading some threads about the MiniMIG i am not much wiser.

Wouldn't it been less of a hassle just buying a plain old Amiga 500 (if you don't already have one anyway), instead of a new MiniMIG?

Am i missing something here?

[Steril707]

MiniMig is smaller than an A500 so can be more easily fitted in to your house.
MiniMig uses disk images on SD card, so no need for stacks of floppies.
MiniMig can be built in to any case you want.
MiniMig supports VGA monitors directly without the need for expensive scandoublers.

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Isn't it part of the charm of that old hardware that they do things the way they do? And especially look the way they do?

Otherwise, shouldn't you just use UAE, if these things count for you?


I think i get the idea of being able to dodge the use of those old expensive scandoublers, but i am really not sure if i am convinced about the rest.


I like the idea of new Amigas getting built though... :-)

[Steril707]

Yes, off course it's an awesome feat that Dennis accomplished, there's no denying this.

I just want to understand why people here get all crazy about this.

[Steril707]

Thats true, that would be something like "Hardware homebrew"...

Nice thought...

[Steril707]

Don't discout the serial port, it's really still important these days for hardware tinkerers like myself. Loading up stuff into Microcontrollers for instance, or all kind of cartridge flashloaders still use serial connections.

It's a shame these ports get more and more omitted on modern hardware designs, although so many people still use them on a daily basis. :angry:

[Steril707]

Is anybody here knowledgable in the field of FPGAs?

I wonder how Dennis was able to rebuilt the functionality of the Amigas' custom chips. Is there any official documentation existing  about Paula, Denise etc?

I guess i don't know enough about Emulation at all yet, but i think this whole Hardwarehomebrew thing is quite interesting, and i would to get into that a little bit.

So, whats a good starting point...?  :-)

[Steril707]

Hmm, i think i really start seeing the possibilities with the MiniMIG...

I wonder how this particular project might turn out in a few years from now.

Any predictions?