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Title: laptop>jb3
Post by: wrangler_n_space on July 23, 2003, 02:04:21 PM

OK so my dumbass bought a new laptop from and forgot to get a firewire jack for it. So i need to get a usb cable i suppose to do transfers with.

A regular cable is to big, any ideas were to pick a cable that will work.

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: John Kelly on July 23, 2003, 02:16:39 PM

I don't understand, if the JB3 has a firewire connection why would you want a USB cable?  Or is that it has both and you just need a USB B cable (the square looking one)?  

If it's the former just pick up a PCMCIA FireWire adapger.  If it's the latter you can find it in any electronics store...

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: wrangler_n_space on July 23, 2003, 02:25:58 PM

The adapter is what i was looking for.
Found a fairly good price for one to.

http://store.yahoo.com/fire-wire-1394-ilink/fir13pcmcica.html (http://store.yahoo.com/fire-wire-1394-ilink/fir13pcmcica.html)

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: rabhan on July 23, 2003, 02:27:44 PM

damn, that looks nice! much needed for when that firewire mod comes out for the v3 :wink2:

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: the yokel on July 24, 2003, 03:09:49 PM

Just so you know, you can get virtually the same card new off ebay for $9 + shipping.  Just do a search for 1394 & a bunch will pop up.  I bought my PCMCIA USB 2.0 card they're for the same price & it works great.  

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: Wes on July 24, 2003, 03:26:20 PM

Quote from: rabhan on July 23, 2003, 02:27:44 PM

damn, that looks nice! much needed for when that firewire mod comes out for the v3 :wink2:

wouldn't that be nice!  I doubt it will ever happen though.  I remember when Grace announced the V3, I think it was Marc Nutter who asked  if there was going to be a firewire out on it and Grace replied with something like it would cost close to $150,000 in research and engineering costs associated with adding a firewire port.  So Grace said that is simply wasn't in the budget for the V3.

Oade's good, but I don't think he's got the resources to put a firewire out on the v3.

Wes

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: MattD on July 24, 2003, 07:19:03 PM

Putting the port on is easy compared to writing the software and firmware for such a device. See Metric Halo's growth progress (and struggles) for an example of this.

-Matt

Title: Re:laptop>jb3
Post by: wrangler_n_space on August 13, 2003, 09:53:13 AM

Just picked one up on ebay for 10$
+t yokel!