Are you buying an FPGA Amiga?

[gertsy]

I don't think I will.  I like the classics for what they are.  I dont think hardware emulation will "feel" the same.

[NovaCoder]

I don't think I will.  I like the classics for what they are.  I dont think hardware emulation will "feel" the same.

I'm with you although if there is an attractive enough FPGA alternative available when I get fed up with mucking around with classics.....

[bloodline]

I voted yes, but that is more of a maybe... I like where the FPGA Arcade is going. If they get RTG on there... Then it seems like a viable option.

The whole idea of Natami is very nice from a theoretical point of view, but really from a practical perspective the best machine would be AGA + RTG + 030 (compatible) with USB mouse/kb and modern video outs.

[Fats]

I don't think I will.  I like the classics for what they are.  I dont think hardware emulation will "feel" the same.

That will then all be in the head. I guess if you don't see the computer itself you would have a hard time making a difference between a real A1200 and a FPGA based amiga.

greets,
Staf.

[MaximvsPayne]

natami look really promising. with aros 68k on its side everything should be fine.

[maffoo]

I'm planning on getting the FPGA Arcade. Natami looks great, but overpowered for what I want it for (games mainly.)

[JimS]

That will then all be in the head. I guess if you don't see the computer itself you would have a hard time making a difference between a real A1200 and a FPGA based amiga.

greets,
Staf.

So, a sort of "Turing Test" for the Amiga. ;-)

I kinda think of the FPGA Amigas as the modern version of that monstrous multi-board wire-wrapped prototype from back in the Elder Days.

[Khephren]

So, a sort of "Turing Test" for the Amiga. ;-)

"You look down and see a tortoise, Amiga. It's crawling toward you... " (maybe to obscure a quote?)

For myself my apps and games are fine on an 030, but I watch a lot of demo's, so i'd really like some 060 beef. And RTG of course.

To my mind, if it runs most Amiga software, and there is no other underlying OS getting in the way, then it's pretty much an Amiga.

[Hattig]

Yes, definitely. Will be getting an FPGAArcade for sure - I want to get back into bitmap graphics with PPaint and DPaint V, and also coding games (if I get the time).

It would be neat if the FPGAArcade had an RTG compatible screen mode - even if it's only a 256 colour chunky - or possibly graffiti compatible but I don't know too much about programming for that.

[persia]

I chose "That thing that you cook in a pan" because it's the only answer that really capture the true meaning of the question.

[fishy_fiz]

@Persia
Just curious, but do you *ever* say anything that isnt negative ? Apart from things Apple related that is.

[Digiman]

They're nice but I have 100s of games I want to keep playing/testing on disk so only after I have all the other Amigas I want/need.

[Forcie]

They're nice but I have 100s of games I want to keep playing/testing on disk so only after I have all the other Amigas I want/need.

Just saying, Natami boots software from floppy just like any other classic does

[Darrin]

"You look down and see a tortoise, Amiga. It's crawling toward you... " (maybe to obscure a quote?).

Since when has Blade Runner been obscure?  

[Magitius]

Natami interests me, especially the new SuperAGA games...and new screenmodes, at last I can use lots of colors on Workbench without the AGA slowing things down. And I want native screenmodes, I never liked RTG, it always felt like something alien to the system. My pc is for graphic cards.

[fishy_fiz]

Alien to the system ? They existed before AGA. Heck they existed before ECS. RTG is so much better an experience than custom chipsets. As for superaga, it might be better than AGA(not hard) but I doubt it'll come close to an RTG system. As for new software, I wouldnt hold your breath minus a few showpieces.