Are there 486 remakes/clones available? Why not?
Are there 486 remakes/clones available? Why not?
I am wondering, why is it so hard (impossible?) to find a good cheap (or frankly even not cheap) 80486 modern remake? Either in completed or even kit form would be awesome, but it seems to be a gaping hole in the lineup? Right now there is an Amiga remake, a C64 remake, of course all the consoles have remakes, even an Atari/PC remake (it's not great but at least it is), and yet the closest I have found is youtube videos where you have to order parts from 10 different places, if they happen to be in stock, and you still have to customize parts (e.g. drilling holes in metal I/O shield plates, I pretty much draw the line to my D-I-Y abilities here), and so forth. I'm not saying its not fun for some, but honestly, I am willing to bet there's a market for those who would rather not do all this themselves and wouldn't mind shelling out $100-$300 for a complete remake (in line with what the other remakes are charging on the market), heck I'd pay that for a kit just so I can get it all in one order (ala Raspberry Pi).

Is there one available? If not, what is the reason for the lack - just no one has thought of it yet (seems unlikely), some technical issue that PCs have that other systems did not, lack of marketability (again seems  unlikely)...?
