IOSPIRIT announces the immediate availability of Medusa USB, a driver package enabling the use of OnBoard-
and PCI-USB-controllers under Amithlon and other supported PCI-solutions.
Medusa USB contains full versions of the USB-stack Poseidon, the PCI-USB-driver ArakAttack and special
full versions of the IOUSB DigiCam and IOUSB Scanner packages.
Medusa USB enables users of Amithlon and other supported hardware, to completly avoid the purchase and
installation of additional USB-hardware and instead make use of already existant OnBoard-controllers,
thereby saving precious PCI-slots.
About Poseidon
The Poseidon USB Stack is a software solution that unleashes the possibilities of the Universal Serial
Bus (USB) and the devices with USB interface. It is intended to be a solution for all systems.
Poseidon has a modular design that fits into the AmigaOS environment very neatly. It is no port of an
existing system (like the Linux USB stack), but has been created with the unique features of AmigaOS in
mind that make the operation system so efficient. Already in 2002 Poseidon received the Amiga Award as best Amiga software.
About ArakAttack
ArakAttack is a USB driver-package for Poseidon, with which USB shall be made possible on every PCI-capable
AmigaOS. The supported standards currently include UHCI and OHCI. Nearly every PCI-USB-board or USB-OnBoard
controller are compatible with one of these standards. A list of already tested devices can be found in the respective
subpages of the Medusa USB product pages.
About IOUSB Scanner and DigiCam Package
As a bonus, the IOUSB packages, which for the first time allow the use of USB-scanners and -digicams, are contained in
special SE-versions (equal to the full versions in functionality). However, since it's a free bonus and testing with all
possible hardware combinations was impossible, these SE-versions come without support and functional guarantee.
Compatibility
ArakAttack usually should work with every OnBoard- and PCI-controller supported by PowerPCI (Amithlon) and OpenPCI.
Nonetheless, it is possible that in certain constellations and especially with PCI-solutions not, not fully or not
error-free supported by OpenPCI (Mediator, Prometheus, G-Rex), there can be compatibility problems. It is thus recommended
to download the demo versions of Poseidon and ArakAttack and to test it for compatibility with the hardware in use
prior to the purchase.
Availability
Medusa USB is immediately available as downloadversion for 34,99 EUR and as package version (with certificate) for 44,99 EUR. Dealer inquiries desired.
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