Firewire to USB?

[hazertag]

EDIT: All of the threads posted previously on this subject are very old, so just double checking to see if anything new has come up since then.

I dont know the technical terms, but I have a Firewire External HD that I used with my 2006 Macbook, up until about a year ago.

I now have a 2009 iMac, which obviously does not have Firewire.

Is there a firewire>usb adapter, or what are my options for connecting this external HD to my iMac?

 

[ApolloBoy]

I now have a 2009 iMac, which obviously does not have Firewire.

It does actually, all 2009 iMacs have a FireWire 800 port. All you need is just a simple adapter and that's it.

 

[CoastalOR]

EDIT: All of the threads posted previously on this subject are very old, so just double checking to see if anything new has come up since then.

I dont know the technical terms, but I have a Firewire External HD that I used with my 2006 Macbook, up until about a year ago.

I now have a 2009 iMac, which obviously does not have Firewire.

Is there a firewire>usb adapter, or what are my options for connecting this external HD to my iMac?

You need a Firewire 800 to 400 converter. Here are some on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=firewire+800+to+400