[mdlug] [mdlug-admin] IEEE 1394a

[Raymond McLaughlin]

Michael Rudas wrote:
> --- Carl T. Miller wrote:
> 
>> Garry Stahl wrote:
>>> IEEE 1394a ... What is it used for and what uses it?
> 
>> It's a type of type of connection that requires little
>> configuration (similar to USB), but it's much faster.
>> You may have heard of by it's other name, FireWire.
> 
> Actually IEEE-1394*a* is nominally SLOWER than USB 2.0 -- 400 Mbps max
> vs. 480Mbps -- but IEEE-1394*b* has nominally 2x the throughput of the
> "a" version at 800 Mbps.  Real-world results peg 1394a and USB 2.0 as
> about equal; I have not played with the "b" version.
> 
> Apple was (is?) the biggest promoter of this protocol.  Video
> camcorders are the most likely devices you will encounter with this; a
> few video monitors have it, as well as some external hard drives that
> support both USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394x.
> 
> ~~ Mikey

I too wish to reply to this, but I'm sending the reply to the main list 
where it belongs.

Ray