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Looks like FireWire's on the way out... there's been talk for some
time now about USB 2.0 replacing even FireWire 800 as the emerging
standard.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=57
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All DV cameras come with FireWire, they won't drop it...
cheers
andre
On Dec 9, 2005, at 6:58 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:
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Looks like FireWire's on the way out... there's been talk for some
time now about USB 2.0 replacing even FireWire 800 as the emerging
standard.
That really really, sucks. USB was designed for keyboards and mice,
not peripherals.
http://www.zdnet.com/5208-11408-0.html?forumID=1threadID=15820messageID=314274start=3
I've got a major investment in Firewire. What the hell are they
thinking??? I mean they invented it!!
I do major Pro
Me, too. But I can't help feeling that just because Apple might stop
putting firewire into iBooks, it doesn't mean it'll disappear from
the 'pro' machines.
You're not running PT off an iBook, after all... :)
Mark
p.s. Are you the same Stephen Barncard who engineered on Tupelo Honey?
On 9
No, right now I'm a 'conservative' PT HD user with a 1.22 ghz dual G4
(so I can dual boot into OS9 and use some legacy audio apps.) This
model does not have FW 800 ports though... I'm kinda boxed in... I'd
really like an extra slot..
RE: Van Morrison, yep- and a couple more