> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:54 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: firewire/ilink > > For the most part, yeah. IIRC, the main difference with it and most PC > implementations of IEEE 1384 is that it doesn't carrry power. Sony also > chose the weaker but smaller 4 pin connector instead of the more common 6 > pin plug. I'm pretty certain that those are both valid variations of IEEE > 1384. > > The only consequences from these that I know of are: > 1. You need different cables for the Sony than other people will have for > their PCs. Depending on what you're connecting, you'll probably need a 4-4 > cable. That's generally no problem unless you happen to be at someone > else's > place, want to hook something up and don't have your cable, and they > probably don't have the right cable either.
They're all "standard FireWire" - the small plug is common on Home Theater/portable equipment (for example my JVC Camcorder uses the smaller plug). My ABit motherboard comes with FireWire onboard and the backplane features one 6 pin and one 4 pin plug. As an aside - the best place I've found for cables (and, if you're worried about visiting incompatible friends, firewire gender-changers) is www.cyberguys.com Be warned... I always end up with more than I meant to get... I went for loom wrap the other day now I have two LED flashlights and an FM radio the size of your thumb. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
