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Apple Backing Away From FireWire

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

farmdwg was one of several readers to submit stories about Apple backing away from FireWire. The latest generation of iPods no longer ship with FireWire cables, but instead use USB 2... although FireWire can still be purchased seperately.

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  1. Re:Backing Away? by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Interestingly, SCSI stands for Small Computer System Interface. Note the top hit. Whoever put the entry in saying Serial interface is an asshat who doesn't know what they're talking about - just like you. SCSI comes in three basic flavors: Narrow SCSI (which comes in normal (5MB/sec), fast (10MB/sec), and ultra (20MB/sec), Differential SCSI which I believe is 40MB/sec, and Low Voltage Differential SCSI, which comes in LVD (80MB/sec), Ultra160 (160MB/sec), and Ultra320 (320MB/sec) flavors. All of them are parallel; Narrow SCSI uses 8 lines for data and Wide uses 16 lines. All forms of SCSI run a ground in between each data wire in order to reduce noise.

    In other words, you have no idea what you're talking about. Did you buy that UID, or did you just find slashdot early because you knew someone with a clue?

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