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A new Amiga portable console with new custom chipset.
« on: April 16, 2014, 12:52:37 AM »
I know to many this may seem like a far fetched and silly project, but I am trying here. I think it would be super cool to have a portable Amiga console with new custom chipset that provide equal quality graphics as say of PS 2/PS 1 with 1 GB of CHIP RAM and fast processor speed and custom workbench OS and kickstart with backward capabilities of AGA/ECS/OCS. It also allows you to run directly Amiga classic software and application into the portable console.  More about it over here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/amiga-portable-console/x/6382309

  If you guys think this is a super cool idea and think it is worth it, then you can proof it by donating to this project. If you guys believe it is a waste of time and there many reasons why this wouldn't work I love to hear it also.


  I think myself it would be super cool to have a new portable console that is 68k Amiga with it's own new build in custom chipset, have WiFi, browse the net, able to use youtube and have new games developed for it and also allows you to play the old Amiga games and apps without emulator.
 

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Re: A new Amiga portable console with new custom chipset.
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2014, 06:55:02 AM »
Quote from: ElPolloDiabl;762636
What you really want to do is put UAE emulator on some real hardware. Most of that would be programming.
Instead of booting into the OS, you boot into UAE and configure the speed and chips first. Then boot into Workbench (or game).
You could pick an ARM chip to run the emulator side, and not worry about a non-existent 233mhz 68k core.

Approx what size will it be?


I was thinking of along the line everything real not emulated. Maybe the UAE side will be customized not to feel emulated and it will be part of the OS and that is the one which would be running classical Amiga. But my real intention that the original Workbench 3.1, kick31.rom part the actual classical Amiga software and OS and kickstart would take advantage of the new hardware advantage such as the new real custom chipset AGA-II, the 1 GB CHIP RAM, etc. It would be like the new Amiga 8000 for example but in a portable console.