02.Jan.2025
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Emulated Amiga: Amigakit announces A1200NG, special price for pre-orders
In a press release (PDF), Amigakit announces the "A1200NG", which, like the A600GS available since August, is apparently based on an ARM-based Orange Pi motherboard running a Linux-based Amiga emulator - hardware performance and software setup are therefore exactly the same as its little brother. The highlight of the A1200NG: The "breakout board", into which the Orange Pi is plugged and which extends it with various connections, has the exact dimensions of an Amiga 1200 board and is therefore installed in an original or reproduced A1200 keyboard housing.
Instead of a PCMCIA slot, the A1200NG features a CompactFlash slot, the connection for an external floppy disk drive is replaced by two USB ports. While there is still a composite video connector, there is currently "no driver support" for it. The A1200NG provides an HDMI signal by default, which is routed to the expansion slot below the A1200 floppy disk drive - a corresponding slot bracket is included with the purchase.
The A1200NG comes with an Amiga-compatible joystick port as standard, but the adjacent mouse/joystick port is located on an extra board which must be purchased separately. The parallel port and TV modulator have been omitted.
In addition to Bluetooth and WLAN, the A1200NG board also has connections for an original A1200 keyboard and a real Amiga floppy disk drive, but the use of USB keyboards and floppy disk drives (including Greaseweazle) is also possible.
Delivery is planned for the first quarter of 2025, but pre-orders are already being accepted. The motherboard is available for a special introductory price of around 163 euros until January 20, after which it will cost 192 euros. A plastic foil for insulation against a metal shielding plate (4.60 euros), a LED adapter (10.70 euros), a 2nd joystick connector (8.05 euros) or a larger micro SD card (128 instead of 64 GB, 8.30 euros) are available for an additional charge. Amigakit does not currently offer matching A1200 cases or keyboards. (cg)
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