Preface, 1 what is ieee1394, 2 system requirements – FUJITSU DYNAMO 640FE User Manual

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1. Preface

1.1 What is IEEE1394 ?

IEEE1394 is a new interface for connecting a variety of devices such as disk
drives, digital video cameras or printers, to your PC. The IEEE1394/FireWire
interface has the following features:

Fast serial interface

Devices are hot pluggable - You can connect or remove a device
without rebooting or reconfiguring your PC.

No setting or switches are required.

Up to 63 devices can be connected to one IEEE1394 bus environment
(tree).

The power can be supplied via the IEEE1394 cable (6pin-6pin).

1.2 System Requirements

for PC users

PC:

IBM PC/AT Compatibles with Pentium 200MHz processor or above
or a compatible processor with an equivalent performance
32MB Memory
CD-ROM Drive
IEEE1394 interface card compliant to the OHCI (*)
*: OHCI stands for Open Host Controller Interface. It shall conform to the

industry standard specification of IEEE 1394 controller chip.

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or above

for Macintosh users

Macintosh G3 with IEEE1394 (FireWire) interface

Power Macintosh G3 Series (Blue & White)
Power Macintosh G3 Series (Beige, with PCI bus) with FireWire Kit

Operating System:

MacOS 8.5.1 and FireWire 2.0 : minimum
MacOS 8.6 or above and FireWire 2.1 or above : recommended

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