Alan, The set up you describe works with SCSI. Our scanner and CDRW drive are both SCSI, with the scanner connected to the machine, and the CDRW connected to the scanner. I use the CDRW regularly without turning on the scanner. In "theory" firewire should do the same.
I have a sneaky feeling powered hubs were designed for us legacy users. I doubt our PCI'ed USB and Firewire ports get the same performance as the built in ones. Maybe someone on the List knows for sure... We only have one Firewire device, so I have no means of testing. I am curious about something. I forgot your photojournalist days. You have bunches of experience with digital cameras. How long does it take to delete photos from a compact flash or smart media card using the camera? Can you do them all at once or do you have to delete individual images? I always expected the computer to be fast, and the camera to be slow, at erasing a card. Are my assumptions wrong? Nancy > Alan Kim wrote: > > I've been curious about daisy chaining firewire devices. My EZQuest drive has two > firewire ports. Let's say....the EZQuest stays plugged in the back of the computer > and the drive is sitting on the desk fairly close to the monitor/keyboard. Could a > firewire device be plugged into the EZQuest and be accessed even if the EZQuest is > not powered up ? I doubt it but thought I would ask. > > And I guess there is also the powered hub option. > > --------------- > > > Nancy wrote: > > > > I don't know about your machine, but behind mine it is not pretty. > > Getting to ports to plug and unplug stuff is a pain. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Processors, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
