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Posted on 06-May-2002 18:42 GMT by kdh42 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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USB card HIGHWAY : Comment 24 of 42ANN.lu
Posted by Raffaele on 07-May-2002 00:34 GMT
Cough, cough, cough...
Set a little bit on attention status please,
I read that many users claim for USB 2.0,
Well, it is important because on USB every peripheral that you connect, it eats lots of bandwidth,
so if you have more than 1 or 2 peripherals, then the delay becomes evident,
and becomes not anymore suitable...
and there are no more advantages...
in using USB Mouse and Keyboard.... (NOOO? BWAAAHHH!!!)
with all the condolences for the world of PC standards in which there are strong pressures to abandon PS2 connectors in advantage for the USB...
The solution they chose was to upgrade USB to USB2...
But, hey... pssst... I want to tell you a gossip....
(Sudden Volume Jump) EVEN WINDOWS XP STILL HAS NO SUPPORT FOR USB2...
And to avoid another poor figure,
Bill $ is roaring to the PC motherboard manifacturers not to implement that feature in their products...
(instead of upgrading his "marvellous jewel"),
XP... some people now wonder if does it means X-POX....
LOL
;-)))))))))))))))))))))
Bye,
Raffaele
Jump...
#29 José
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Comment 25Chris Hodges07-May-2002 04:56 GMT
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Comment 28priest07-May-2002 08:36 GMT
Comment 29José07-May-2002 09:11 GMT
Comment 30Andretti07-May-2002 12:19 GMT
Comment 31Ole-Egil Hvitmyren07-May-2002 12:29 GMT
Comment 32Jaeson Koszarsky07-May-2002 16:27 GMT
Comment 33Matthew07-May-2002 16:51 GMT
Comment 34Philippe07-May-2002 18:41 GMT
Comment 35Raffaele07-May-2002 18:45 GMT
Comment 36Cheney07-May-2002 19:00 GMT
Comment 37Cheney07-May-2002 19:10 GMT
Comment 38Michael Boehmer07-May-2002 20:54 GMT
Comment 39Lennart Fridén08-May-2002 07:15 GMT
Comment 40Jim Forbes-Ritte(Agafaster)08-May-2002 10:45 GMT
Comment 41Neil08-May-2002 11:31 GMT
Comment 42Chris Hodges08-May-2002 11:46 GMT
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