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Amiga emulation using a games console – GP2Wiz

GP2Wiz Amiga emulation using a games console   GP2WizThe GP2Wiz which can be had from thinkgeek is sold as a gaming system but it also doubles as an Amiga Emulator.

You can add media and games on a SD card which clips into a slot on the GP2Wiz. Play Flash Games, the Video Player plays Mpeg4, Xvid, Divx and Avi files. The Music player accesses ogg and wav files.

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Views still images, read comix (that are image files), read Electronic Books. The GP2Wiz also has a built in Audio Recorder and various tools like a calculator and alarm. It comes with a stylus for easy use of it’s touch screen.

http://www.gp2xwiz.com/ is the official site so check it out for more details.

You can get a PDF manual and specs at http://www.globalgph.com/m2/sub11.php

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But if you want to try Amiga emulation go to the openhandhelds site and download the uae4all-wiz-0.8.0.zip file. Instructions are found within the zip file in a readme text file. Now, i admit this is mostly for “nerds” because you have to monkey with it a bit, but if you are a real Amiga Fan, this should be considered fun. Yes, i know, Amiga Fans are a weird bunch. But what a cool idea! And if you communicate with the programmers you might encourage them to continue development.

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