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usurp · 2005-02-18, 16:13

My wife has an ipod shuffle and a AI G4 867mhz powerbook. She only has USB1 ports and its ultra slow copying songs onto her shuffle. Is there an adapter that would allow her to plug in the shuffle to a firewire port?

Ebby · 2005-02-18, 16:33

Firewire and USB are two very different protocols. I have never seen or heard of the device you are looking for.

709 · 2005-02-18, 16:43

Yeah, I've never heard of one either. I'd suggest getting a USB2.0 PC Card instead.

Like this one. Not too bad at 40 bucks.

Luca · 2005-02-18, 18:05

If it's an 867 MHz aluminum, then it must be a 12", and the 12" PowerBook doesn't have a PC card slot. The slowest 15" aluminum PowerBook was 1 GHz.

usurp · 2005-02-18, 23:39

yeah, its a 12" sorry i didnt make that clear..

baaron · 2005-02-21, 00:24

This could end up kicking Apple in the butt... A lot of Macs don't have USB 2.0

I know I'm not getting an iPod Shuffle because of my G3 iBook.

Luca · 2005-02-21, 02:01

PCs have had it for like three or four years now (don't remember exactly). Apple only started adding USB 2.0 to all their systems maybe a year and a half ago. Maybe it was stubbornness from not wanting to promote a competitor to Firewire, but now we see that Firewire and USB 2.0 occupy totally different markets. Apple really should have gone with USB 2.0 earlier.

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Ebby Subdued and Medicated Join Date: May 2004 Location: Over Yander	2005-02-18, 16:33 Firewire and USB are two very different protocols. I have never seen or heard of the device you are looking for.
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709 ¡Damned! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Purgatory	2005-02-18, 16:43 Yeah, I've never heard of one either. I'd suggest getting a USB2.0 PC Card instead. Like this one. Not too bad at 40 bucks. Last edited by 709 : 2005-02-18 at 16:51. Reason: added link
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Luca ಠ_ರೃ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota	2005-02-18, 18:05 If it's an 867 MHz aluminum, then it must be a 12", and the 12" PowerBook doesn't have a PC card slot. The slowest 15" aluminum PowerBook was 1 GHz.
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usurp High Monarch of MacDebate Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kuwait	2005-02-18, 23:39 yeah, its a 12" sorry i didnt make that clear..
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baaron Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada	2005-02-21, 00:24 This could end up kicking Apple in the butt... A lot of Macs don't have USB 2.0 I know I'm not getting an iPod Shuffle because of my G3 iBook. I like Bawls and Rocket Fuel! (See http://www.xoxide.com/) D00D, like 1337 totally man, have you seen Anchorman???
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Luca ಠ_ರೃ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota	2005-02-21, 02:01 PCs have had it for like three or four years now (don't remember exactly). Apple only started adding USB 2.0 to all their systems maybe a year and a half ago. Maybe it was stubbornness from not wanting to promote a competitor to Firewire, but now we see that Firewire and USB 2.0 occupy totally different markets. Apple really should have gone with USB 2.0 earlier.
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