Yeah, but the reason I gave it up was that the world moved on, and it hasn't stopped since. I'm still considering maybe getting a beefed up version at some point; but there are so many options floating around out there, very confusing for someone who hasn't been in the loop for a while.
Yes there are a plethora of options now. If I could do this hobby again I should have stopped with emulation using WinUAE. It costs nothing and takes zero physical desk space, but all the goodies are available to download and emulate.