The
HIGHWAY USB card will be made available to the public 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 module
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 the 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 USB software-development and will be directly supported by OS4.0. Alternatively it will also be possible to use the provided
Poseidon stack. KDH Datentechnik
