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Re: Usb / would this be possible?
« on: March 31, 2007, 02:26:23 AM »
I've looked into what it would take to make a USB adapter for the C64, so I have a little background on the subject.  This might get a little technical, and it looks like English isn't your first language, so if you need me to say something a different way, let me know.

Though it only uses four wires (+5VDC, GND, and two data lines), USB is much more complicated than RS-232.  It's a whole networking system, only for devices instead of individual computers.  Part of the USB standard is the distinction between "hosts" and "devices".  There are also a set of "HID" standards, so all USB keyboards speak the same way, like all USB mice, and USB disk drives.

If you were to plug a USB to RS-232 adapter into the Amiga, the USB side would still want to be a client to some host, and it would only know how to speak the protocol for what kind of device it is.

Interestingly, USB On-The-Go (a new USB standard) is more of a peer-to-peer architecture, but there aren't a lot of devices out there using it.
 

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Re: Usb / would this be possible?
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2007, 04:22:11 PM »
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Take a look at this one: www.vinculum.com


Oh, it was a happy day when I first heard about that one.  I brought up the idea of doing a VDIP-based IEC serial USB drive for the 64 at one of our user group meetings, but couldn't find anyone interested in working on it.

That chip is *perfect* for doing USB on the 64.