Mini Minimig

[CD32Freak]

@cecilia
Yeah, a MicroSD card inside a MicroMig, that would be impressive! :-D

Geez, look at how small a MicroSD is compared to a normal SD card:
:-o

[Krusher]

denli wrote:
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What portable Amiga are you refering to that this version can't replace?

This one perhaps  :-D

[alexh]

amigadave wrote:
Depends on which model Amiga you are trying to replace?

At the moment all MiniMig's are unfortunately over priced and under featured when compared to say an A600. Very interesting, and very cool all the same.

Huh, replaces a broken Amiga 500 very well in my books!

You'd pay €300 rather than buy another second hand A500 for €10? Nuts.

amigadave wrote:
I see it as one more step in a positive direction to create the next generation of Amigas

Dunno about next-gen, but it is a positive direction to creating a viable Amiga/retro-gaming FPGA platform.

The formfactor is great.

Hat's off to the developer, but had they been able to build on the original MiniMig design, improve the memory interface, add enough RAM for a configuration of 2Mbyte Chip, 4-8Mbyte fast and 0.5-1Mbyte Kickstart then it would have been a viable replacment for a second hand, upgraded, A500/A600.

AFAIK the MMC/SD card can only be used (at the moment) for storage, floppy disk images and soon hard drive files.

[tonyyeb]

alexh wrote:
Hat's off to the developer, but had they been able to build on the original MiniMig design, improve the memory interface, add enough RAM for a configuration of 2Mbyte Chip, 4-8Mbyte fast and 0.5-1Mbyte Kickstart then it would have been a viable replacment for a second hand, upgraded, A500/A600.

Talk about missing the point! The developer states quite clearly in the second sentance of the page:

I'm trying to make it as small as possible as a part of a mobile version

Who said anything about expanding the spec of the original Minimig?!?! He wanted a mobile A500 type replacement... not an upgraded one.

[Krusher]

alexh wrote:
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You'd pay €300 rather than buy another second hand A500 for €10? Nuts....

Acube's Minimig is priced from €138, depending on what you need (psu, casing etc.) so that's a steal, considering the potential of it.

This mini minimig is nice, but I'd rather see a mini-itx version.

[alexh]

tonyyeb wrote:
He wanted a mobile A500 type replacement... not an upgraded one.

I understand. MiniMig's only plus point (over a second hand Amiga) is it's form factor. This change to the PCB design has improved on it, in some ways, I can see the goals and ideas the developer had.

It is just a shame that the memory limitation is still present.

But then as you say, that is what the developer wanted, it's his 10p.

[alexh]

Krusher wrote:
Acube's Minimig is priced from €138, depending on what you need (psu, casing etc.) so that's a steal, considering the potential of it.

It will be a good price reduction for most interested users, but it's still fictional at the moment.

And even at just over £100 it is still expensive. The markup they have put is amazing.

But then, they are taking all the risk. Probably investing some $5-10k for the first batch which they could get stuck with.

[denli]

Krusher wrote:

denli wrote:
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What portable Amiga are you refering to that this version can't replace?

http://www.amigascene.nl/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=277
This one perhaps  :-D

That is also a Minimig.

@alexh
So what production version from Amiga Inc/Commodore are you refering to that was portable?

[Krusher]

alexh wrote:
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It will be a good price reduction for most interested users, but it's still fictional at the moment....

I have no doubt Acube is going to deliver the goods, it ain't Amiga Inc, for starters  :lol:

Anyway, as soon as I can buy one, I will. If only to give the industry the much needed signal that we Amigans want new hardware and are willing to pay for it.

denli wrote:
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That is also a Minimig.

Hence the smiley  :-D