I recall that the iSight is powered via the FireWire 800 port, but on the G4 iBooks they only have a 400 Firewire port, which I don't believe provides power. So my question is - does the iSight work with the iBook? An additional question is I remember something about extra USB ports on the Mac keyboard. Are these also on the wireless keyboard, and what are they (ie: 2 USB, 1 firewire) Thanks!
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iSight and iBook?
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Re: iSight and iBook?
Actually, the iSight is powered by the firewire 400 port which on macs, does provide power. So to make a long answer short, yes, it will work with the G4 ibook.
Both the apple keyboard and the wireless keyboard have 2 USB ports on the back.... no firewire.
Edit: ok not sure if the wireless keyboard has any USB ports, but the wired one does have two..
Actually, the iSight is powered by the firewire 400 port which on macs, does provide power. So to make a long answer short, yes, it will work with the G4 ibook.
Both the apple keyboard and the wireless keyboard have 2 USB ports on the back.... no firewire.
Edit: ok not sure if the wireless keyboard has any USB ports, but the wired one does have two..
yeah, ports of any sort on a wireless keyboard wouldn't really make any sense. for one thing, they draw power no matter what. but the main reason ports don't make sense on a wireless keyboard is that the keyboard is wireless! ports=wires! think about it for a minute.