2. INTRODUCTION SYMBOLS & LOGICS USED IN FIREWIRE HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT Briefly layout Firewire specifications Firewire vs. usb FIREWIRE & DIGITAL VIDEO Firewire 400 & 800 in a apple cpu

3. FireWire is Apple Computer's version of a standard, IEEE 1394, High Performance Serial Bus, for connecting devices to your personal computer.IEEE 1394 FireWire provides a single plug-and-socket connection on which up to 63 devices can be attached with data transfer speeds up to 400 Mbps (megabits per second).Mbpsmegabit

5. Apple intended Firewire to be a serial replacement for the parallel SCSI (Small computer system interface) bus, while also providing connectivity for digital audio & video equipments. Apple’s development of the original IEEE 1394 was completed in 1995.

6. There are two levels of interface in IEEE 1394:-  Within the Computer.  Supports 12.5, 25, or 50 Mbps data transfer.  Between devices & computers on serial cable.  Supports 100, 200, or 400 Mbps data transfer.

7. Firewire 400 (1394 a), was faster than USB when it came out.  Transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps.  Maximum distance between devices is of 4.5 meters (cable length).  Firewire 800 (1394b) started showing up in consumer devices.

8.  Transfer rates up to 800 Mbps.  Maximum distance between devices of up to 100 meters (cable length).  The faster 1394b standard is backward capable with 1394a.

9. The key difference between Firewire & USB is that Firewire is intended for devices working with a lot more data – things like camcorder, DVD players & digital audio equipments. Firewire is peer-to-peer, meaning that two firewire cameras can talk to each other without going through a computer.

10. Firewire really shines when it comes to digital audio applications. When you attach a camcorder to a computer using Firewire, the connection is amazing. When the camera is connected to computer through Firewire, the camera can send the video in a steady flow to the computer without anything disrupting the process. We can easily create & edit custom video projects using a fast hard drives, digital camcorder & a computer.