I thought I read the Amiga's also had dedicated hardware for specific functions. That happens on desktops with graphics, sound, and networking cards. However, a modern Amiga might integrate a FPGA (or several) and standard API somewhat like HPC servers are doing. Then, apps can take advantage of it. Might also justify its cost.
Pico Computing already sells desktops that are similar to what I'm thinking about. They're just non-standard & you customize stuff to them where this would be standard with flagship apps (even FOSS) using accelerators by default.
EDIT: Or even heterogenous processors with varying strengths for great power/performance ratio. Similar to what phones are doing.
Pico Computing already sells desktops that are similar to what I'm thinking about. They're just non-standard & you customize stuff to them where this would be standard with flagship apps (even FOSS) using accelerators by default.
EDIT: Or even heterogenous processors with varying strengths for great power/performance ratio. Similar to what phones are doing.