Why do I have to buy PoseidonUSB v2.x for Spider II from ELBOX?

[ikir]

You do have to pay the registration fee for Poseidon seperately, but Elbox do make this pretty clear. I have a Spider I and highly recommend it, it's most excellent, it's a neat and clean USB solution, and if I remember rightly the price of a Spider + Poseidon isn't much different to a Subway USB card anyway. Plus Poseidon dead easy to register.

Right. i agree.

[ikir]

USB 2.0 controller:
Spider II (5 ports) + Drivers + Poseidon ~= $70

USB 1.1 controllers:
Pegasos on-board USB controller (4 ports) + Driver + Poseidon ~= $
Algor (3 ports) + Driver +Poseidon ~= $115
Highway (4 ports) + Driver + Poseidon ~= $100
Subway (4 ports) + Driver + Poseidon ~= $85
Thylacine (1 port) + Drivers + Poseidon ~= $75 (or $95, I'm not sure if Poseidon is included)

Right. Spider is the best solution in all cases.

[ikir]

I hope you can see absurdity of your comments to my summary.

Right. Spider is the best/cheapest solution.

And, a Mediator isn't a piece of hardware that runs only spider usb.... AGAIN: my mediator (old 1200 model) saves my 1200. With Tvcard (and Tickly software), Sb128, Ethernet card (adsl connection) and a old but great Voodoo3 i use my amiga to work, play, music..... My father says me times ago: "find the way to connect your stupid amiga to the adsl-lan and buy a decent gfx-card, or i'll kick you and your 1200 out of my home". My father is a stupid (no doubt about it) but Mediator is THE BEST Hardware piece i ever buy for my Amy.