I'm probably dreaming, but is anyone aware of DIY efforts or business ventures aiming to reproduce a classic micro or "next-gen" classic micro? I have seen a lot of efforts, but only one quite like that (the Altair 680 project nails it). I'm just thinking that with 3D printers and FPGA hardware emulation it's probably not as hard as it once was.
Here are some similar efforts I'm already aware of. Project BreadBox (dead) http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47834&sid=ae3e721d8d800cbe5d6b003afe70d79b The truly kick ass MIST. A nice clone of several systems implemented in FPGA, but design wise, it's a shabby little metal box. I have one and I think it really rocks. I just wish there were more cases and accessories. http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=96 The Firebee ST clone project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Coldfire_Project The C64 Joystick clone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C64_Direct-to-TV Commodore.net used to sell PeeCee C64 and Amiga look-a-like clones dead link: http://www.commodore.net The C-One. A FPGA board to emulate the C64, again no case. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-One The awesome Altair 680 kit that appears to be a very complete clone of the system. It comes with a case et al. http://www.altair680kit.com/ A bunch of PDP-X replicas in FPGAs with various degrees of usefulness http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/pdp_fpga.html These guys are trying to build a NEW Amiga with backward compatibility. Sounds like a wonderful project. They seem to be pretty far along with many prototype boards built. FPGA guts with a real 060' for CPU! They never seem to have made boards for sale, though, and there was no effort toward a complete system design (case, keyboards, etc...). The last noise they made seems to be in 2007. http://www.natami.net/ For consoles there are plenty of clones: http://segaretro.org/Unlicensed_Mega_Drive_clones https://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-Retron-System-GENESIS-Nintendo-Entertainment/dp/B003O3EFY2 Then there is the Cray1 remake http://www.chrisfenton.com/homebrew-cray-1a/ -Swift
