What's the point of the MiniMig?

[Megaball]

In response to the original post with blatant disregard to any off topic conversations, the point of the minimig is to bring the Amiga back. I'm a musician so I'll use terms I know...

If tubes weren't popular, would obsolete technology still be used in amps today?

If the ElectroHarmonix Big Muff Pi distortion pedal didn't make the signature tone for bands like Cream, would it still be produced using modern technology as a surrogate for the warmest fuzz obtainable without tubes?

Back to computers - if Pac-Man were unpopular, would I be able to go to GameWorks and pump $15+ into it at least twice a month?

A big steaming NO.

It may be a niche market, but it's a market nonetheless, and soon there will be no more Amigas available for purchase.

What I'm trying to get at is this;

It's the Amiga.

Never give up, never surrender.

I close with a quote from a Metallica song;
"Show's through, metal's gone, it's time to hit the road.
Another town, another gig, again we will explode.
Hotel rooms and motorways, life out here is raw,
We'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica."

-Whiplash, Kill 'em all.

[Megaball]

sorry for dp

AJCopland wrote:
Not because we must, but because we can :-D

I believe we must.

I just turned 19 yesterday, but I was just 14 when I found the Amiga. First production model, the A1000's. This beast of a machine, ungainly and weathered with age, got me through some of the roughest patches of my life. I knew that when I found it, it was something different, something old but new, something... something with substance. Only now do I realize the sheer magnitude of like-minded human beings with the same passion and dedication to the Amiga as I have.

Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

I don't think it was my dad's plan to have me find it. I honestly think he forgot about it years ago, along with the Intellivision 2 and the Commodore VIC-20, both of which I still have.

If anything, the Amiga has given me a firm respect of old computing technology, and has made me a better person in the process. Kids today (weird hearing myself say that!) have it easy. Windoze, Mac, and all this other stuff, the dirty work has been done for them, and they have nothing to have fun with except pointing and clicking. The Amiga has taught me that times were difficult in the past and that technology has never had it so good now. Before I was born, there was a radio jingle going on in Australia for the newest line of Commodores, and I believe it went "Are you keeping up with the Commodore? 'Cause the Commodore is keeping up with you!".

I can proudly say that I am keeping up with my Commodore.

The Amiga, in my case, led me to meet new friends, have a bonding moment with my dad, turned me on to all sorts of interesting things (like the Public Domain), and, most importantly, turned other people on to the Amiga. The Minimig will be a turning point in computing evolution, where new meets old, form meets function, and people wake up. I guess you could say that the miggy has brought me to a higher sense of being and purpose, almost nirvana. It gave me such an overpowering sense of awareness that it brought me to tears on several occasions. The Minimig will be the corporate OS market's worst nightmare, and the Open Source community's dream come true. Open source hardware coupled with open source software, it's a magnificent concept. Linux  provided the pathway, and the "use, build upon, and give back to" mentality has lifted the Amiga to new heights.

It is true that Amiga went bankrupt and key developers have passed on, but the fact of the matter is that the Amiga is a fighting, fierce force in the computer universe that will not be silenced. I mean, come on! The last Amiga was produced around 1997, I think, and it's making a comeback.If I knew then what I know now I would have gladly killed for one of those. I'm still a kid, but good Lord, this machine has matured me to no end...

In short, Minimig = good for business.