A modern FPGA hardware solution that is not completely gaming oriented is what I need. I'm a BBS guy. I run BBS's on the Amiga, and not much more - be it on my Amithlon rig, my old PPC A1200, my UAE rigs, or my current SAM440, I'm all about having a full fledged, full desktop "Amiga" to run things on. Your passion might be gaming, or rendering, music, video, etc. Mine just happens to be BBS'ing.
I don't, didn't, never will care about the MiniMig and similar solutions. They don't do what I need, connectivity wise. The FPGA Arcade of Mike's comes closer to what I need with the '060 and daughterboard, but I can't even seem to get an email back about buying one with a handful of cash in hand.
I want modern, from scratch hardware that functions as a full Amiga solution. I've never played games on my Miggies, and never will. I realize that makes me a minority in the larger scheme of things, and no disrespect to the gamer guys so fond of the MiniMig and similar out there. I want a full desktop Amiga for the modern age that runs WB 1.x-3.9. I want to be able to run everything from LW to Lemmings on it - a modern, yet legacy oriented 2015 era desktop capable Amiga.
In short, I want a 2015 "Ultimate WB 3.x Desktop Amiga". A lot to ask, I suppose.
1 - small profile mobo, FPGA based. Quiet, cool, power efficient. Make sure it fits into any standard, off the shelf PC case.
2 - a true "desktop" capable board, not just a WHDLoad Minimig type board. Think a fully loaded A4000T, but modern connectivity.
3 - SATA and USB2/3 ports - IDE is too old to bother with. Onboard ethernet at 10/100 minimum. RTG, AGA, etc. screenmodes delivered via DVI and/or HDMI (DisplayPort maybe as well?) spec. CPU wise, '060 speeds would be ideal, again, via FPGA.
That's the hardware solution I've been dreaming of for close to 10 years since I got back into the Amiga scene after leaving it in the mid 90's, anyways.
