On 14 July 2016 at 17:56, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net> wrote: > My question about the FPGA Amigas is can you not just emulate pretty much > anything on a PC these days? I never tried Amiga emulation (if I have the > real thing I always go to that). Not sure how much the emulators can > handle.
Yes you can, and sometimes with better fidelity, but it doesn't _transform_ your generic C21 computer into a retro machine. You're running a program under your normal OS. It doesn't look or feel the same. But running vintage kit takes effort, knowledge, possibly troubleshooting & repair skills, and you need to own it or know where to get it. Whereas you can buy a new FPGA-based recreation, usually for not much, and whereas it's not the same, it is a computer. It boots and runs the same OS as the old machine. No emulation, it's real hardware, and probably better than the original. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
