Firewire 2? 1394b

Firewire 2 on the mysterious eBay Quicksilver Server?

You can decide... Overview of 1394b [PDF file] found on this page at 1394ta.org had pictures of the upcoming 1394b connectors:

1394b ports
Port on Server Motherboard

so could it just have been a scrap from Apple?

if so...maybe someone stole it & is selling it?

or maybe it's a leakout... :confused:

Well at least this information was not from SpyMac, so it must be real :) .

It would be interesting how many other companies who sell CD and DVD writers/burners integrate Firewire 2 and/or USB 2 into their products.

Does Firewire 2 come Bluetooth compatible, so that you can plug and go portable?
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Well it certainly looks copulatory with the Firewire 2 connector.

Gigawire would be good. I noticed in the PDF that it mentions "DTV" as an application. Does this refer to digital video? I figure it doesn't mean that you can hook your satellite dish up to it. :D ;)

Looks like it to me, I hope it is Gigawire and I really hope this is coming soon!

Ensign

OK, this is definitely not a standard motherboard.. and the color and the extra memory slot are two easy to spot proofs. The question about what is that port between the two FireWire ports and the Ethernet. I would be inclined to belive it to be a combo video output port like what's on the iBook and iMac, because Apple can accomodate old Fireware 1394a through a new port with the adaptor cable.. and why only one 1394b port if that's what it is?

Originally posted by King Cobra

Does Firewire 2 come Bluetooth compatible, so that you can plug and go portable?

I'm curious as to what you mean by that. how can firewire be bluetooth compatible. They are completely separate connection standards, and firewire 2 has a data transfer rate some 800 time higher than bluetooth.

Yeah, that Bluetooth question I asked...forget about it.

I meant that in regard with people asking about Bluetooth and the iPod. If a future iPod has Firewire 2, how does Bluetooth work?
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sorry guys.

Originally posted by mischief
sorry guys.

next to the standard firewire...

There are 2 usb, 2 firewire, unknown port, and Ethernet.

The unknown port looks like 1394b. Reload the image... I've circled the suspect port.

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