On 1 Oct 2006 at 11:15, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > Firewire is a Sony/Apple technology and simply not well-supported > > elsewhere (because it's a closed technology). > > > > USB drives are bootable with newer BIOSes. All Dells allow it these > > days. > > > > Seems to me you're just behind the times, which is pretty typical of > > those who criticize both Windows and Mac. > > Yeah, you are right again. It's CLOSED technology > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewire > > That is why it's on digital camcorders, and is an IEEE standard. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_E > ngineers > > Yep. You are correct again.
OK, if you're so smart, explain to me, if it's a fully open non- proprietary standard, it's not installed by default on any PCs except Apple and Sony? Why is it that the only hardware manufacturers who routinely provide firewire ports are the ones who created the standard? I'm not saying this is a good thing -- I think it's terrible, since it's a very good technology. But my surmise is the reason it's not universal (like the vastly inferior and unreliably USB) is that it was perceived as (or was) being controlled by two companies for their own interests. Maybe my explanation is wrong. Maybe you can provide a better explanation of why such an obviously superior technology (this I won't dispute) is not universally supported? -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
