At 09:16 07/03/2001 -0400, noodles wrote:
On 2 Jul 2001, Doug McGarrett wrote:
Firewire does not run SCSI devices, but it's fast, like SCSI. Someday, it may replace SCSI. Not today. But if you buy a digital camera, it may very well use Firewire. (It might also not. Check before you buy.)
What advantages does FireWire have over SCSI? -- noodlez: Karol Pietrzak PGP KeyID: 0x3A1446A0
Right at the moment I can't think of any device for which you can choose SCSI over Firewire or vice-versa. Drives come in atapi or SCSI, scanners come in usb or SCSI (or, heaven forfend, printer port) and cameras seem to come in firewire, usb, or serial. But if I remember correctly, Firewire is a little faster than the fastest implementation of SCSI, so it might become a replacement in the future. Since cameras tend towards firewire, it will probably become a lot more popular, and then we'll see other devices using that interface. --doug