We Need a Philanphropist

[WotTheFook]

I'm sorry, but for some of the suggestions in this thread, we don't need a philanthropist, we need a psychiatrist.

It's a hobby that's getting on for 20 years old guys, enjoy it for what it is now and what it was. Minimig, Natami, etc. have a place in that they allow more modern hardware to run 1990s software without a floppy drive of a type that's almost extinct now.

The Amiga hardware is as obsolete as a Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo, Atari ST etc. I don't think anyone is seriously going to build a 21st Century piece of kit with backwards compatibility to 1990s Amiga hardware on a production scale, it's too small a market these days and any investor will want projections on payback and profits which just couldn't be predicted.

No-one is prepared to take that financial risk, that's why these home brewed projects stay as little more than that. A-Cube a taking a risk with Minimig that may not pay off longer term, that's more than likely.

Sorry, I'm not wearing rose-coloured glasses tonight.

[Fester]

WotTheFook wrote:
I'm sorry, but for some of the suggestions in this thread, we don't need a philanthropist, we need a psychiatrist.

I think it's more of a backburner idea. I what-would-happen-if nice idea kinda thing. It's ok to dream. Maybe you have your nightmare glasses on tonight. :-)

[pyrre]

The Amiga hardware is as obsolete as a Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo, Atari ST etc.

So is the C=64 as well, but that don't stop people from developing software and hardware for it. What is so wrong in doing the same for the amiga.
If some rich "philanthropist" finds out he wants to make some amigha hardware. Would that stop you from buying it, just because its idea is 20 years old... Who knows maybe some amiga guy wins in lotto....

[persia]

Oh wow, an AA meeting.  First step, admit the problem.

My names Rob and I'm an Amiga lover.

Boot_WB wrote:

We need a rich, Amiga lover anyone know any?

My name's Rich, and I'm an Amiga lover :-).

Does that count?

[Nlandas]

persia wrote:
Oh wow, an AA meeting.  First step, admit the problem.

My names Rob and I'm an Amiga lover.

Boot_WB wrote:

We need a rich, Amiga lover anyone know any?

My name's Rich, and I'm an Amiga lover :-).

Does that count?

Wouldn't this be more of a AAA meeting?  :lol:

-Nyle

[Britelite]

pyrre wrote:
So is the C=64 as well, but that don't stop people from developing software and hardware for it. What is so wrong in doing the same for the amiga.

Yes, but on C-64 people are not delusional in thinking that it could be a "real" mainstream platform, unlike Amiga people who seem to think that the platform could in any way compete with modern computers. The C-64 is a nice hobby, just like the Amiga, but as we all know neither will ever be a mainstream platform again.