on 12/9/03 5:19 PM, dan_A at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 05:47 PM, Mary wrote: > >> At 4:21 PM -0500 12/9/03, dan_A wrote: >> >>> That part I do know or at least was told by a tech at B&H Photo, that >>> there is a FireWire to USB cable for $18.95, if I remember the price >>> correctly, that would work in this type of iMac. They are a pretty >>> savvy professional digital supplier. >> >> Hmm, I'd still advise caution, as I don't see anything of the sort >> after a brief Google search. (I could be wrong, of course, these >> things evolve constantly. :-) FWIW, this query often comes up (see >> iPod Lounge Forums, for example: <http://www.ipodlounge.com/>) and the >> answer is usually "Nope, doesn't exist". >> >> Even if it does, ya gotta know there would be a speed degradation that >> would probably interfere with usability. >> >> Mary > > You are probably right about speed degradation, but we are talking > about download from imac to ipod. The imac, which is now running 10.2.8 > has no problem downloading music. I did a google search to find a > specific cable and here is a URL showing several merchants and their > prices for this cable. So that part does exist. I'm looking for someone > who is using this for input. > > http://www.nextag.com/ > Apple_IPOD_FIREWIRE_USB~57245311z0znzzz1zzfirewire_to_usb_cablezmainz2- > htm
That page says: "Apple iPod FIREWIRE/USB Cable PC" Note the "PC" part. Clicking one of the stores for more product info gives: "The iPod Dock Connector to FireWire and USB 2.0 Cable offers Windows PC customers up to 480mbps data transfer for quickly loading an entire music library on iPod. Connect the FireWire cable up to the iPod power adapter to charge while syncing." And if you go to Apple's iPod spec page: http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html You'll read, in the fine gray print at the bottom: "(4)� USB 2.0 connection is for Windows PCs only; requires USB 2.0 + FireWire Cable" -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
