Let me help fix this C=USA disaster...but you must help me too! - Page 6

**Argo** · 04-28-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Digiman

Right I've had enough. C=USA are clearly just scammers raping the Amiga brand sticking logos on Wintel computers in a case that has sweet FA to do with Amiga case designs so help me do what they should have done!

1. I plan to have A1200 and other cases replicated too (600 1000 or 3000 also, you choose) and a bespoke "Amiga" keyboard later on.

2. I want to fit them with 100% AROS compatible x86 hardware. I want to configure them to have AROS BIOS too.

3. I want to configure them out of the box to run dual boot AROS + Windows XP & Amiga emulator (£20 Amiga Forever OCS & AGA)

4. Nostalgic homage box + poly inserts + spiral bound user manuals

5. 9 pin joystick port interface built into the case (because USB Competition Pro is terrible!)

If you are interested please voice your support in my thread now. If enough people are interested I can start this project rolling with contacts in the industry I have.

I am sorry it is x86 not PPC but I cannot finance OS4 compatible PPC motherboard development. But if you want an x86 system like this please show support. A few members talked about donations to help (100% of your donations would be subtracted from purchase price of course).

I'd love an AROS box in a A3000 replica case and keyboard. Just change the embossed Amiga to AROS.

**Duce** · 04-28-2012, 08:28 PM

Just offer barebones cases is all I ask. I would have bought a X1000 had there been a mobo only option. Partner up with the various camps perhaps to provide fully built options for those that don't wish to build their own.

How cool would it be to be able to buy an A3000 repro case, with your choice of a OS4 PPC board in it, or a FPGA solution, or an AROS capable/certified board in it? The best of all worlds, an absolute dream.

In this day and age, anyone that can use a screwdriver can put a "PC" together inside a case. Though I am fully understanding in the fact that some people prefer to buy prebuilts, so no insult intended towards those folks.

I find prebuilt machines absolutely stifling, and haven't bought one for nearly 20 years.

That way, a Mini-ITX Amiga 1000 or A 3000 "like" case, a guy has a lot more options than just a set build. FPGA or minimig board? Sure! SAM? Sure! Mini-ITX intel/AMD/Atom powered board? Sure! Motherboards come with their own backplane/IO plates for a reason.

I own a lot of PC's, and change mobos between cases very, very often. The joy of standardized mobo dimensions means I could jam any Mini-ITX board into a Mini-ITX capable case, whether it be my SAM board, Minimig, or even a spare x86 Mini ITX board into it.

Tripitaka · 04-28-2012, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by paolone

Is Digiman hired by or anyhow connected to Amiga Inc? Has I got a license from Amiga Inc? Is him going to sell Amiga branded computers?

The answer to all these questions is NO, so there is absolutely NO PROBLEM in being a OEM making a computer with an Amiga-like OS.

Good. My concern was genuine, I would hate to see someone getting any legal grief just because of a genuine desire to help the community.