>Mike writes: >>Firewire has been out for years, so where are the Firewire keyboards, > >mice, cameras or other devices?
Mom responded: >How fast do you type, dude? There is no reason in the world that any >mouse or keyboard would ever require FireWire. > >As for digital cameras, some do have FireWire interfaces, such as the >remarkable Fujifilm S2 Pro. If you saw my later post, I am not saying anybody needs firewire for a keyboard. But despite how long it has been available Apple hasn't really created a need for firewire. It seems that making it a more diverse integral part of a computer would have speeded their cause, especially in light of their lack of support (so far) for newer 2.0 USB. Now upon further investigation, I will answer my OWN query as to why Apple has not promoted firewire for other than high capacity I/O. It's a technological limitation. Firewire is a basically lower cost,but still high bandwidth replacement to SCSI. It incorporates direct memory access and it's instant-on "hot swapable" feature is way more convenient. According to Adaptec,SCSI or at least the latestSCSI, is still the least processor intensive I/O capable of simultaneous data processing of multiple devices. Despite the claims that many, many devices can be connected to a firewire bus, the bus becomes degraded as more devices are added. This is because each device grabs a portion of that bus when it is connected whether it is actually being used or not. So if I understand this correctly, it certainly would explain why Apple or other third parties haven't pushed peripheral devices for firewire, especially if they would take up excessive bandwidth on the bus and degrade performance for the higher throughput devices that Apple intended. Talking out loud to one's self is bad, what about typing to yourself? I am sure the scholars will interject to any technical inaccuracies regarding the above speculation. Mike -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
