| Posted on 06-May-2002 18:42 GMT by kdh | 42 comments
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The USB card HIGHWAY will be general available by May, 31st 2002 and will be distributed by KDH Datentechnik. This is the first time that Amiga users can connect and use modern USB devices in connection with their classic Amigas.
HIGHWAY is a Zorro II USB card and comes with an integrated 4-port-hub. The user has the possibility to connect up to four USB devices without the need for an additional hub. In addition, the HIGHWAY card can be expanded by the new 10Mbit ethernet modul NORWAY without wasting an additional Zorro slot. A compatibility list for Zorro-boards and Zorro-cards can be found here.
The boards have been developed and manufactured by E3B ( Michael Boehmer ). The worldwide distribution is done by KDH Datentechnik and your local Amiga dealer will have the cards in stock by end of May.
The scope of delivery includes the USB software stack Poseidon by Chris Hodges. Drivers for USB mice, keyboard and parallel interface ( printers ) and mass storage devices ( SCSI-emulation: e.g. flashcard-reader, ZIP-devices, digicams following the MSD-standard ) will be shipped in addition to the HIGHWAY card without any additional cost. More drivers ( webcam, digicam and printers ) are being developed right now by third party companies.
We do support the development of the Amiga OS4.0 contained USB-stack by providing the USB cards HIGHWAY and SUBWAY. Both cards serve as the reference-hardware for the software-development and will be directly supported by OS4.0. Alternatively it will be possible to use the provided Poseidon stack.
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| Posted by Chris Hodges on 06-May-2002 20:18 GMT | In reply to Comment 17 (Neil):
@neil/amigo:
...just go ahead then.
I really don't know what those trolls here want? I'm pretty sure that USB devices
(either generally or USB1.1) will not suit everybody. If so, just go away and stick
with what you've got. Nobody forces you to go for USB or in this case, the Highway
Zorro board.
It's not about the performance, which is obviously, suboptimal (that's a general USB
design problem). It's about the new applications that become available.
Some USB hardware is just cheap and cool. If you want speed, then go for SCSI. Ah, there
are no SCSI mice or keyboard? Or webcams? Or digicams? SCSI scanners too expensive for
you? Standard printer port to slow? No free serial port for your modem? Or your tablet?
Here USB devices might help.
USB is not the holy grail and a solution for everything or everybody. Too bad it has become
some kind of standard on the PC. Too bad Zorro2/3 is not capable of the bandwidth required
for USB2.0. Too bad that 99% of the USB devices available are still USB1.0/1.1 devices.
I even bought a 10/100MBit USB 1.1 ethernet card on ebay for EUR 10,- -- and I know this is
not sensible at all. But hey, the transfer speed sure is enough for connecting to the DSL
modem, eh?
Some of you people will never be satisfied with what they get. But I don't really care.
I've spend a lot of time on Poseidon (and still do), Michael did the same with his
Highway/Subway boards. We did this for the users that want to benefit from USB. Not to
make a killing.
There must be a reason why one still sticks to Amiga systems, even if you can get much cheaper
and faster hardware for the PC, innit?
Best regards
Chris Hodges |
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