Re: [SLUG] How does Firewire stack up?

["Crossfire" <xfire@nospam.xware.cx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Lee <me@nospam.r3nt0n.net>
To: <slug@nospam.slug.org.au>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] How does Firewire stack up?


> When I think firewire, I think of fast USB....

You shouldn't.  Firewire is closer to SCSI than it is to USB.

USB implements a distinct master/slave relationship between hosts, hubs and
devices.  Firewire is a true bus, like SCSI.

> Also, think of it this way.  Firewire is new.  Scsi has been around for
> sometime.  Scsi you know will work.   Firewire you have no idea :)

When firewire does work [like on various Mac boxen under MacOS], it works
well.  If only I could afford those toys...

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