How FireWire came to market and ultimately fell out of favor

Re:How FireWire came to market and ultimately fell out of favor by jsjohnst on Saturday June 24, 2017 @11:11AM (#14625836)

Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 1.1-3.1, FireWire, HDMI, MHL, analog audio, power delivery

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Re:How FireWire came to market and ultimately fell out of favor by walterbell on Saturday June 24, 2017 @11:36AM (#14625913)

FireWire? That would have been a good addition to the article. Hopefully that will allow older FireWire devices to be used with a USB-C-to-Firewire adapter.

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Re:How FireWire came to market and ultimately fell out of favor by pmarreck on Saturday June 24, 2017 @12:21PM (#14626092)

A cursory google search did not reveal any USB-C to FireWire adapters; there are Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapters (Thunderbolt 3 is basically USB-C version of Thunderbolt 2 which is Mini DisplayPort) and there are Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire adapters, so that combo may work

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Re:How FireWire came to market and ultimately fell out of favor by jsjohnst on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:08PM (#14626355)

Using a TB3 -> TB2 adapter and a TB2 -> FW800 adapter definitely works on Apple hardware with every FireWire device I've tested (hard drives, cameras, and audio gear)

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Re:How FireWire came to market and ultimately fell out of favor by gadgetoid on Saturday June 24, 2017 @03:39PM (#14627136)

I've not seen any simple adaptors, but OWC's Thunderbolt 3 dock includes a FireWire 800 port.

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