[X4U] iSight cable

[Jan Melichar]

On 6 Jun 2005, at 09:36, Randy B.Singer wrote:

> Jan Melichar said:
>
>
>> I would like to be able to have the iSight camera much further from
>> the computer then the cable that came with it allows but I seem to
>> remember that there was some issue with longer cables or their
>> quality. Any advice on this would be welcome.
>>
>
>
> Actually it might be hard to find a FireWire cable of lower quality  
> than
> the one that comes with the iSight.  In several instances that  
> cable was
> implicated with users losing data from their external FireWire hard  
> drive
> when it was connected at the same time as an iSight, when Panther  
> first
> came out.
>
> Here is a 10-foot ultra premium 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable for only
> $10:
> http://www.trianglecables.com/10footfiri132.html
>
>
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)
>

Thanks for the tip and the link to the bargain cable. I'll assume  
that any cable will be OK but will expect to spend a bit one on in  
here in Britain.

Jan