Minimig released for real!

[IslDreamer]

Please pardon my ignorance, but I just returned to the Amiga scene a couple of weeks ago.  What exactly does the Minimig offer? What OS and software can be run on it?  What kind of case would it fit in? :-?

[IslDreamer]

That helped, but it's still a bit too technical for me.

Will this run OS4 Classic?  If it's emulating an A500, is it powerful enough to run the newer OS? And how would you use older disk-based software?  

[IslDreamer]

Thanks guys, that is very helpful.

So what's the advantage of something like this vs. running classic games and software in an emulated environment like WinUAE/AmigaForever? At least in the latter, you can emulate much higher-end machines.

I guess I fall into the camp that really appreciates and looks forward to running the classic machines (I just bought an A4000D a couple of weeks ago), but I expect any new hardware to help move the platform into the 21st century. (If only the warring companies controlling its future would get out of the way).