By providing an inexpensive non-proprietary high-speed method of interconnecting digital devices, a truly universal I/O connection has been created, from Skipstones site.
FireWire speeds up the movement of multimedia data and large files and enables the connection of digital consumer products, including digital camcorders, digital video tapes, digital video disks, set-top boxes, and music systems, directly to a personal computer.
New serial bus standard developed by Apple Computer that offers a simple plug-and-socket connection for upto 63 devices on a single network. Written by Mahesh Shantaram.
