Posted on 06-May-2002 18:42 GMT by kdh | 42 comments View flat View list |
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 Philippe on 07-May-2002 18:41 GMT | In reply to Comment 27 (Jürgen Schober): > Not only that. It does also make perfect
> sence for a mediator PCI A1200 machine
> if you do not want to waste a PCI slot
> for things like mice/KB or reading images
I think that USB on Zorro II or clockport is
not an interesting solution for the Mediator users.
Personally, I plan to buy Shark+ with USB2.0 hub on board.
In the system operating on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor
connecting an USB mouse through ZorroII or clockport
and not on the PCI side (where bandwith is several times higher)
would slow down the whole system dramatically.
So, USB on Zorro II or clockport is for sure not
the solution for people who like me would go for G4. |
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