Minimig Questions

[lumi]

Also, where can I buy the Chameleon64 + dock? Out of stock everywhere.

Directly from manufactuter: http://icomp.de/home/indexe.htm

[Starglider]

Woah $325 without the dock.

 can I install it into the A500 case, using extension leads to break out the sockets (like joystick) to the A500 rear ports? Or would I have issues as the Chameleon64 buttons need to be accessible?

Can it emulate all  kickstarter chips and different processor like UAE?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Woah $325 without the dock.
 
can I install it into the A500 case, using extension leads to break out the sockets (like joystick) to the A500 rear ports? Or would I have issues as the Chameleon64 buttons need to be accessible?
 
Can it emulate all kickstarter chips and different processor like UAE?

Sure, don't see why not, but that's going to require some serious hands-on hardware hacking. Move the Chameleon buttons to somewhere like the top of the case, etc.
 
If it's running a Minimig core, you're going to be limited to what the Minimig can do. In other words you're not going to emulate an '060 with it.
 
IMHO you're asking for some very specific capabilities. You've already been told that an A1200 keyboard (which is virtually identical to an A500 keyboard) would be much easier to interface, etcetera. That it would be much cheaper if you just got different hardware for a lot of what you're trying to do. But these specific things you want to do, while they're certainly doable, it's going to cost ya. Welcome to Amiga world circa 2014.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

PS - If you do a google image search for "amiga hxc" you'll find a ton of images like this one. Not a Chameleon64 inside, but I think this is a pretty tasteful implementation of what buttons on the outside of the case might look like. Your own mod may differ, LOL.

[Starglider]

Thanks for the advice.  It's just that I already own the dead A500, so A1200 doesn't really fit in the plan.  Plus the A500 is my nostalgia.  If I'm going to use an A1200 I may as well put a Vic-20 around the Minimig as I never owned that either

I'm leaning towards putting a Raspberry Pi in the A500 case and breaking out all the cables to the back ports. Then using the Arduino Leonardo to handle the A500 keyboard. Seems that's the cheapest way to achieve ADF and HDF emulation. $32.50 instead of $325 without the docks.