Minimig Review completed!

[odin]

Almost 100% compatible with existing software

But....10 games in your test are listed as 'not working'.. :-?

[darksun9210]

that is so freakin cool!

i wonder if i could use one to build a portable system....
hmmmmm... 5-7" LCD, couple of PSP battery packs...

[TheDaddy]

>>Nice review... But now i have to beg the wife to get one....

You get yourself a Minimig and buy your wife a present, expensive but it works! :-D

[TheDaddy]

>>But....10 games in your test are listed as 'not working'..  

I know and some are my favourites BUT it might be my ADFs, they could be corrupted. I will have to test a few other images and the same games again from other Minimig owners, I can easily modify the results on my site.
 :-)

[alenppc]

Nicely done!

One question though, why does the kick 1.3 take 512K of RAM if it's only 256K?

I mean, do you get an extra 256K if you are running 1.3 as opposed to 2.0+?

[Bonami]

Thanks Daddy for the review! Good effort, much appreciated. I'm now tempted to buy one, but i'll have to sell some of my A1200's first....

Has anybody tried running those good old demos on the minimigs with success?

[mpiva]

TheDaddy wrote:  

I know and some are my favourites BUT it might be my ADFs, they could be corrupted. I will have to test a few other images and the same games again from other Minimig owners, I can easily modify the results on my site.
 :-)

Wouldn't it be easier to plug the SD card into a PC and test the ADFs with WinUAE?

[humppa]

TheDaddy wrote:
>>But....10 games in your test are listed as 'not working'..  

I know and some are my favourites BUT it might be my ADFs, they could be corrupted. I will have to test a few other images and the same games again from other Minimig owners, I can easily modify the results on my site.
 :-)

I still think you should list "limited compatibility" in the Cons section.

[TheDaddy]

>>Nicely done!

Thanks.

One question though, why does the kick 1.3 take 512K of RAM if it's only 256K?

I think you use the KICK.ROM (the 512K one not the 256K)

>>I mean, do you get an extra 256K if you are running 1.3 as opposed to 2.0+?

Sorry I have no idea...
 :-)

[TheDaddy]

>>Thanks Daddy for the review! Good effort, much appreciated.

Thank you, it has been quite hard to do within 4 days but it's nice offering something to the community.

>>I'm now tempted to buy one, but i'll have to sell some of my A1200's first....

You won't regret it, it's a great little machine.

>>Has anybody tried running those good old demos on the minimigs with success?

Those coming up son, keep an eye on my site. :-)

[TheDaddy]

>>Wouldn't it be easier to plug the SD card into a PC and test the ADFs with WinUAE?

I have decided to JUST use the Minimig for testing to get an accurate result, but I'll keep that in mind. :-)

[TheDaddy]

>>I still think you should list "limited compatibility" in the Cons section.

Not quite, as you can see is already very compatible and we are going to test a lot more games, once I have tested 80-100 games and applications then we can make an average and decide...I need input from other Minimig owners too.
 :-)

[Krusher]

TheDaddy wrote:
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Not quite, as you can see is already very compatible and we are going to test a lot more games, once I have tested 80-100 games and applications then we can make an average and decide...I need input from other Minimig owners too.
 :-)

I suggest you add your findings to the list here  :-)

[TheDaddy]

>>I suggest you add your findings to the list here

Thanks but I'll keep my list going for a bit... :-)

[amigakit]

We have Minimig in stock now:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=777

[freqmax]

The software  list is updated.
All your Amiga is now Minimig :-D