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[Karlos]

But since WinUAE is by far the best version of UAE, setting up a cut-down Windows box might be the best option. I think it does work under WINE, though, and there was also a thread here a few days ago about compiling the WinUAE sources using some shared WINE files to sort of get a WinUAE binary running directly under Linux. I didn't follow the thread, so I don't know if anyone fully determined how possible it was.

Not sure about the compilation step, but you can definitely run WinUAE under WINE. There are some user interface glitches I noticed. For example, on my machine, hitting F12 to bring up the emulator GUI is a mistake. It seems the keypress event gets sent in a loop, so every time you close the window, it instantly reopens.

Fortunately, the UAE sys tray icon is emulated in my gnome's notification area and you can safely open and close it from there.

Performance wise, it can be noticeably faster than E-UAE running on the same machine. Haven't yet really gotten to the bottom of this, I can only assume the emulation is a bit more mature.

[Karlos]

Welcome here.  Amiga Forever is not a true Amiga.  Its just an emulator ;-)
If you want modern hardware get Amiga One (if available lol) or SAM board with OS4.  Or pickup an A2000 or A3000 or A4000 (good to expand).
I have some software if interested, or checkout many of the still in business Amiga dealers.
ciao,
t4.

Let's not start that nonsense again, shall we? And before you start, that's coming from the owner of an A1 with OS4.1. What constitutes a "true" amiga is totally subjective. If it runs your chosen software properly, meeting your needs, it's as good as any "true" machine.

[Karlos]

@Karlos

It may be nonsense to you.  However, I'm entitled to my "nonsense" opinion as much as you are to yours.
To me a true amiga is amiga classic or reincarnation of amiga hardware (Amiga One, Pegasos, minimig, Sam board).  I think I will never call an emulator an Amiga, it is nothing but an Amiga Emulator running on el cheapo PC hardware.

In every real sense, every Amiga in your list except for the classic is an emulation to some extent. A1, Sam and Peg all have to emulate the 680x0 in software and none of them can run anything that absolutely requires access to the native chipset. Minimig runs 68K in genuine M68K hardware and provides chipset compatibility via an FPGA emulation.

UAE is simply an Amiga where everything is emulated in software, and in doing so, provides greater compatibility with classic Amiga/m68K software than the others, even MiniMig (which, if IIRC, is currently OCS or perhaps ECS only). Interesting that you completely left out Amithlon

@tasmanian guy
Of course not.  Seems the moderator is overreacting. ;-)

What, I'm not entitled to an opinion? Overreacting would have been deleting your post.

I myself own classic machines and Amiga One, and might get SAM when i get some money...  no real argument here.

Likewise. I also run UAE, which on my non-cheapo PC is extremely capable and very useful.