In Reply to: RE: Why Firewire has passed away ? posted by Thorsten on January 23, 2015 at 07:12:49:
Don't know if this article is true, but I suspect it is. Hot plugging Firewire devices is specified to be safe (no damage to hardware when connecting or not connecting), but in fact some implementations do not have the necessary protection and if you don't power down your equipment before connecting or disconnecting Firewire cables, then you may get chip failures.
In other words, some (most?) Firewire implementations are junk.
Tony Lauck
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Follow Ups
- Junk Firewire Products - Tony Lauck 10:12:43 01/23/15 (2)
- Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . . - Chris from Lafayette 22:13:53 01/25/15 (1)
- RE: Gee, Tony. . . the way I read that article you linked to. . . - Tony Lauck 07:45:34 01/26/15 (0)