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> I also immediately went to eBay to see how much old Amiga computers cost

Please note that Serena targets a Motorola 68030, so anything below an Amiga 3000 won't qualify.

They specifically mention A2000 as supported. I assume that requires an '030 accelerator card then, but an A2000 with '030 card is probably much cheaper than an A3000 or A4000.

would that work with a A1200 equipped with an acceleration board?

Yes it will, I have an Amiga 1200 with a Blizzard 1230IV accelerator board. They were super common back in the day. Its 68030 runs at a whopping 50MHz, so you pretty much have to wear a seatbelt.

I had a Blizzard myself, and I kind of remember it was equipped with a 68EC030, that is a 68030 without MMU. And I suspect the reason Serena requires a 68030 is in fact its MMU.

That's interesting! Didn't consider that.

I checked my board. Says MC68030RC50C - it has an MMU

My A1200 got a blizzard (1230mkIV). Has a 030@50, and definitely has MMU; I run Linux and Netbsd with it.

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