Subj : A500 mini
To   : Björn Felten
From : Richard Menedetter
Date : Mon Mar 21 2022 20:05:22

Hi Björn!

21 Mar 2022 19:07, from Björn Felten -> Richard Menedetter:

 RM>> But yes, it is true. (and not very good, sadly)
 BF>    In what way? Do you mean that the original A500 is better?

No ;)
I mean it is an overprized Raspberry Pi that pretends to be something else.

It is just a funny looking case (the mini has a keyboard molded that looks nice, but is just a piece of fixed plastic. The Maxi [not yet released for the Amiga] at least has a functional keyboard on top of the Raspberry Pi like SBC emulator.)

Anyhow the mini is just a SBC with an amiga emulator and a cheap USB mouse and a cheap USB joypad which is overprized.

If you have some time, it is probably better to buy a Pi 3 or 4 and let it boot into UAE.

 BF>    I still have one A500 in its original box, waiting for it to be
 BF> worth keeping rather than sending it to recycling...

I also have an Amiga 500 and 1200 somewhere.
Have not used them for ages.

CU, Ricsi

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