Introduction
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IEEE1394 (Optional)
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus developed by Apple and Texas Instruments
that allows users to connect up to 63 devices to the serial bus on a PC. IEEE is
sometimes called the IEEE 1394 standard, the i.Link connector, FireWire, and the
High Performance Serial Bus (HPSB).
IEEE 1394 provides transfer rates up to 400Mbits/sec. IEEE 1394 provides
enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances,
storage peripherals, portable devices such as digital cameras, and inter-PC
communications.
IEEE 1394 supports hot swapping, multiple speeds on the same bus, and isochro-
nous data transfer providing much needed bandwidth for multimedia operations.
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