Really, what's the point? When the Amiga was introduced, it did a lot of things PC's and Mac's couldn't. Nowadays, though, multitasking OSes, NTSC output, digitizing cards, paint, draw & 3D apps, and stereo sound are standard or easily available on any PC. What could the Amiga possibly offer today that can't be duplicated on the computers already on our desks?
I recall that the old NEC Turbografix-16 did this. The Turbografix-16 used the same engine as its arcade counterparts, so the user had a true arcade experience at home. The arcade versions had a card slot that allowed the user to insert memory cards from home. I don't know much about the memory cards, except that they were thin plastic with a magnetic stripe. The Turbografix-16 was expensive in its day, which may have prevented the idea from taking off.
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Really, what's the point? When the Amiga was introduced, it did a lot of things PC's and Mac's couldn't. Nowadays, though, multitasking OSes, NTSC output, digitizing cards, paint, draw & 3D apps, and stereo sound are standard or easily available on any PC. What could the Amiga possibly offer today that can't be duplicated on the computers already on our desks?
Yes, I stand corrected, it was the Neo Geo. That was the system with the arcade machine innards and hefty price tag.
I recall that the old NEC Turbografix-16 did this. The Turbografix-16 used the same engine as its arcade counterparts, so the user had a true arcade experience at home. The arcade versions had a card slot that allowed the user to insert memory cards from home. I don't know much about the memory cards, except that they were thin plastic with a magnetic stripe. The Turbografix-16 was expensive in its day, which may have prevented the idea from taking off.