On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 1:50 AM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Impressive. Any comparision with firewire B yet?
>>>
>>
>> I do not have it. But anyway, Firewire 800 (1394B) can not reach
>> 125MB/s (1000Mbps). Firewire S3200 (not 1394C) can probably
>> match USB 3 but it will be even a smaller niche than Firewire 800.
>> Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FireWire
>
> Just read this on that wikipedia page:
>
> "The full IEEE 1394b specification supports data rates up to 3200
> Mbit/s<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabit_per_second>over beta-mode
> or optical connections up to 100 metres in length."
>
> This beta connector is not widely used? Or that expression, "up-to" is
> highly optimistic?

Ok. The connector is there but typical IEEE1494b implementation
is referring to Firewire 800. I am not so sure if the new S1600 and
S3200 modes are used in any computers vendors yet, including Apple.
http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/firewire/index.html

Xiaofan
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