I was really late to the party on this one. Earlier this year a new USB solution for big box Amigas hit the scene called the Freeway and Freeway Pro. They all sold out but I was able to luckily get one of the Freeway Pro cards.
- Zorro 2 interface
- Multiple USB connectors
- Compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 specifications
- Supports USB 1.1 transfer speeds
- Clock port to connect compatible devices
- Requires at least 68030 @ 25 MHz
The Pro also has 3 USB ports (one on the card and 2 on an expansion). So beyond using a simply hot-swappable USB drive, it can also support USB mice and keyboards should I ever need or want to go down that road.
Algor FlashROM Details:
The card shipped with a full license of the Poseidon USB stack, which is super cool. It also comes with a Flash Tool (Luciferin) in order to be able to program the FlashROM at some point should that need arise.Integrated 512 kB (Algor Pro: 1 MB) flash ROM to transparently include the USB stack right after cold powerup, boot off USB mass storage devices, use USB mice and keyboards during Early Startup Menu and to include system patches like those from OS3.9
Looking forward to installing this over the weekend!