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Title: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: mikkmuzik on October 03, 2018, 05:00:21 AM
Hi, Tech Experts..My question is anything like that out there? adaptors? converters?..Or is this an old question and its buried somewhere in here? My Macs are not connected to the internet.
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: mrhappy on October 03, 2018, 08:13:38 AM
A favorite device around here is the fw400 CF card reader...

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2724.0.html
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: IIO on October 04, 2018, 07:12:17 AM
 there might be docking stations or controllers, howerver, dont use any of the "usb2 firewire adapters" you might find, they dont work with storage media and might damage your computer. they mostly only work with pinnacle video products.
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: macStuff on October 04, 2018, 10:50:40 AM
Quote from: mikkmuzik on October 03, 2018, 05:00:21 AM
Hi, Tech Experts..My question is anything like that out there? adaptors? converters?..Or is this an old question and its buried somewhere in here? My Macs are not connected to the internet.

my best solution to this is gigabit ethernet used in combination with AFP protocol and a centralized file server (running leopard or tiger? or AFP fileserver of some sort)
theres no usb to fw400 that is worth getting as far as i know
but can get a drive enclosure frm owc/macsales.com that supports firewire aswell as usb
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: OS923 on October 05, 2018, 09:09:10 AM
OCZ used to have FireWire sticks.
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: mrhappy on October 05, 2018, 10:37:50 PM
Quote from: OS923 on October 05, 2018, 09:09:10 AM
OCZ used to have FireWire sticks.

Nice... Have never seen those!! ;D
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: OS923 on October 10, 2018, 06:26:06 AM
A USB 2 stick with a FW400 connector at the other side would have been practical too.
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: mikkmuzik on October 10, 2018, 05:04:03 PM
I got this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Safecom-3-5-IDE-HDD-USB-2-0-Firewire-Enclosure-NOT-SATA-MAC-Compatible/263938785120?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 much easier for me anyway, to transfer my cubase data on to my ibooks which i have just installed new hds......much quicker.....
Title: Re: usb flash drive to fw400
Post by: mrhappy on October 11, 2018, 07:07:37 AM
Quote from: OS923 on October 10, 2018, 06:26:06 AM
A USB 2 stick with a FW400 connector at the other side would have been practical too.

Absolutely!! the 'Inline Stick' !!! ;D