Can you imagine? A1200 Reloaded + Mediator + Vampire +...

[Iggy]

If Jens has enough information to design and build Amiga reloaded does that mean we have full (and accurate) schematics and details for the A1200 (to allow this)?

And if so, why are we waiting for Jens?

[Iggy]

Jens has bought up all the supplies of Amiga custom chips.

Interactive A1200 PCB http://www.amigapcb.org/

Except for the chips WE own.
How many Amiga's were cannibalized for GB1000 boards?

"Jens...bought up all" - Hey, good argument for improved FPGA implementations.
After all, those chips could use improvement.

BTW - Thanks for the reference.
The key problem I have found with all CBM and Escom machines is that they still have issues that could use work.

[Iggy]

Hey, let's start kickstarter project to finance new company called Amiga Incorporated and then we manufacture NEW Amigas and all!  Bring 'em to new century and onto the public who's sick of Windows 10 update notices and all the bull we now must muster! Yeh! And now I gulp my last drop of beer and bail out, thank you...

P.S. It should be possible 'cause they did it in '82-83 so can we? All we need are innovative engineers.

P.P.S. It's like sad to look at my A4k/040 and think this very fine technology failed to prevail although it had a chance in some point in time...It must have another shot at it!

Funny, that WAS McBill's plan up until he lost control, wasn't it?
Gee, it sounds weird when you're sarcastic about it.

Remember, its a hobby guys.

[Iggy]

Again, this makes zero sense to me.

Instead of being able to use one of the thousands of readily available cheap cases and keyboards, we need multiple kickstarters to make the boards usable (unless you happen to have a dead A500 laying around to cannibalize).

I don't know why people love the wedge.  Yes, I had an A500 back in 1987, but I dumped that thing for an A2000/A3000 as soon as I could.  The wedge cases weren't made because they were cool or trendy, they were made because they were cheap.

Why pick an A500/A1200 form factor over and A3000/A40000 for factor?

Well, these days I favor Mini ITX or DTX cases, but I am with you on this.
Wedge cases with an incorporated keyboard make no sense.
I want my keyboard seperate from my system.
heck, I'm holding my desktop keyboard with one hand right now while typing.