iMac USB question

[Andy Tarpinian]

Oh wait maybe this is not really what you are looking for.

On Feb 11, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Andy Tarpinian wrote:

>
> On Feb 11, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Ron West wrote:
>
>> anyone???
>>
>> i have an old iMac G4/800 that i want to give to my mom. it has 3 USB
>> 1.1 ports and 2 firewire 400 ports but the USB ports are too slow for
>> current peripherals. is there anything that will convert USB 2 to
>> firewire 400? if so, what would you recommend?
>
>
> http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-firewire-to-usb-adapter.htm
>
> However, that doesn't mean that your Firewire devices are useless if  
> you have a USB port, or vice versa. Although a Firewire to USB  
> adapter does not exist, and cannot exist because of differences in  
> the two technologies, several companies do provide dual Firewire/USB  
> hubs. This type of device has two ports in a single hub, which may  
> be either external or internal; one for Firewire and one for USB -  
> allowing either type of device to function. The combination hub is  
> actually two separate ports combined into a single form factor for  
> convenience; there is no conversion between Firewire and USB taking  
> place when you use one of these hubs.
>
> here is examples
>
> http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=199941
>
> http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-usb-2-hub-uf300.htm
>
> http://www.cwol.com/usb/ads-dual-link-usb-firewire-hub.htm
>
>
> you can google "dual firewire usb hubs"
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