If you cannot afford Amiga Forever, use the open-source AROS ROM. It will boot an Amiga 1200 emulation well enough to run productivity software and some open-source games, though classic commercial games may glitch.
: For Amiga 600/1200 models, you can use a CF-to-IDE adapter to run your WHDLoad game collection directly from a memory card. 4. Best Ways to Play amiga rom collection
The fundamental "ROMs" for any Amiga setup are the , which contain the core operating system code required to boot the machine. If you cannot afford Amiga Forever, use the