The first two generations of iPod were Firewire only (both charge and sync). The 3rd generation iPod added the ability to sync over USB, but still needed FW to charge. This was the first version of the iPod to sport the 30-pin connector. The 4th and 5th along with the iPod Mini could charge and sync from either FW or USB. I'm not sure about the first couple of generations of the Nano. Subsequent iPods removed FW support.
FYI, a FW charger is a great thing to have if you are ever trying to revive an older iPod which has sat for a *really* long time and has a totally flat battery. On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 9:38 PM Stan Earl <stane...@gmail.com> wrote: > The original iPod had FW at the power block and FW on the top of the unit. > The iPod mini had FW at the power block and 30 pin at the base of the unit. > It will charge the next generation slim small iPod and should charge others > with the 30 pin connector. My iPad 3 says "This accessory may not be > supported", and does not show charging. > Hope this helps... > > > On Jun 18, 2018, at 8:11 PM, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> > wrote: > > > > Hit a yard sale yesterday, and saw what I thought was a charger for an > iPad, in a box with a whole bunch of random hardware (of the nuts and bolts > and odd mechanical bits type) was told “$10 but you have to take that whole > box” > > > > So I brought the box home, found a couple of tools, a variety of useful > bits and the charger, which turned out turned out to be for an original > iPod, since it has a FW port. It has a 30-pin cable. Is it the same as the > 30-pin one used in more recent devices? > > > > > > -- > > Bruce Johnson > > University of Arizona > > College of Pharmacy > > Information Technology Group > > > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group > for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on > Power Macs. > > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "G-Group" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
