On 1/7/03 1:57 PM, "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was looking at the specs on the 17" PowerBook and saw that it has FireWire > 800 (also know as IEEE 1394b). So I checked out the FireWire page and found > that Apple now supports the next version of FireWire which is twice as fast > as before. > > <http://www.apple.com/firewire/> > > This means it's twice as fast as USB 2. Wonder how that will impact USB 2?
It shouldn't. The two technologies can co-exist. They are meant for different purposes. > I wonder what peripherals will be able to take advantage of this? Hard Drives, among others. Shawn King On this week's YML: Pirillo, Mossberg, Crawford! http://www.yourmaclife.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
