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steamboat26
Aug 25, 2006, 05:02 PM
I recently restored my family's old imac, which my sister took to school. I found this wire, which i assume came with the imac...
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(sorry about the bad picture quality) I am pretty sure that it is a firewire to mini usb. Any idea why this might have come with my imac G3?


PlaceofDis
Aug 25, 2006, 05:03 PM
actually i'd say that is a six pin FW to four pin FW.
WildCowboy
Aug 25, 2006, 05:05 PM
Looks like a 6-pin/4-pin FireWire cable to me...

Edit: Missed it by that much...actually a whole two minutes. I'm really slow today.
steamboat26
Aug 25, 2006, 05:21 PM
What do i use it for? transfering data?
PlaceofDis
Aug 25, 2006, 05:22 PM
What do i use it for? transfering data?

yeah. a lot of MiniDV camcorders have the four pin on the camera itself and the six pin is for the computer. its mainly for device connection.
WildCowboy
Aug 25, 2006, 05:23 PM
Yes...it would be used to hook up a FireWire device containing a four-pin port to your Mac. The most common thing with a four-pin port would be a video camera...the smaller four-pin port saves space on a small, portable piece of equipment like that.

Edit: Arrghh...beaten again! :mad: ;)