Subj : Re: Buying a retro '90s Mac or Amiga
To   : hollowone
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Dec 31 2023 11:59:56

  Re: Re: Buying a retro '90s Mac or Amiga
  By: hollowone to Nightfox on Sun Dec 31 2023 12:54 am

 ho> I purchased MIST FPGA back in 2015 or so and instantly installed Amiga
 ho> Cores on it. It came with superb experience for gaming software as it
 ho> accepted DB9 joysticks and also had MIDI ports. Later improvements
 ho> introduced Akiko chip (hardware supported chunky to planar, which is
 ho> required for Amiga CD32 emulation) and Picasso compatible RTG card. I
 ho> purchased bunch of different Quick Shot joysticks for under 20 bucks each
 ho> and I still have fun with this whole setup. I'm still planning to solder
 ho> up rpi-zero to the fpga port to bring wifi connection to this whole setup.
 ho> That would be my ideal mid-range Amiga, effectively hardware-emulating 040
 ho> + RTG and perfect for retro gaming.

Interesting..  I wasn't aware of this MIST FPGA computer.  It looks like something I might consider.

 ho> so ridiculous that vanilla A1200 today costs more than that G5 Mac on
 ho> which you can install Amiga OS 4.0/MorphOS to get PPC Amiga feeling, which
 ho> is bizarre, yet alien to many who never could afford it back in the times.

I had a thought about buying a Mac Mini G4, which I've heard can run Mac OS 9.2.2 (even though not officially supported), and the Mac Mini takes up a lot less space than a G3 desktop/tower beige Mac that I had been considering.  I wonder if a Mac Mini G4 could also run Amiga OS..

 ho> If your Amiga deal is more than 500 bucks then I recommend, buy V4-Stand
 ho> Alone from Apollo COmputers.

I'll have to check them out.  Thanks.

Nightfox
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