[iTunes] Gen 1 iPod vs Windows PC?

[Christopher Radulich]

They need a firewire card for about $11.00

one example http://store.yahoo.com/buyextras/firewirecards.html

VIA Chipset 4-Port IEEE 1394 Firewire PCI Card

	

The IEEE 1394, so-called FireWire allows users to connect up to 63 
devices, whose specification calls for 100, 200 and 400 Mbits/sec. 
Transfer rate. It supports hot swapping, multiple speeds on the same 
bus and isochronous data transfer, which guarantees bandwidth for 
multimedia operations. It is perfectly for truly universal connection 
for almost any consumer, computer or peripherals applications like 
digital cameras and other video devices.

     * Product: Brand New
     * Note: Plug-n-Play. No driver is required for Windows ME, 2000, XP 
and Mac OS 8.6.1 or Above. Windows 98/98SE are not recommended. 
Firewire cable is optional.
     * Additional power adapter design, Enhance power supple from the PC
     * Compliant with 1394 Open HCI Spec. with DMA engine support high 
Performance serial Bus
     * Supports PCI2.2 Host Interface
     * Supports 100/200/400 Mbit/sec transmission Supports hot swap, 
Plug & Play functions
     * Supports IEEE 1394 transfer rates of 100/200/400 Mbps
     * IEEE 1394-1995 compliant and compatible with proposal 1394A
     * VIA VT 6306 chipset
     * 1394 Version A
     * Meet all OHCI and 1394A requirements
     * Supports PC99 ACPI Compliant
     * P1394 connector
     * 3 External and 1 Internal Ports
     * Compliant with PCI specifications Rev 2.2
     * Supports Plug and Play specifications
     * Implements a 32-bit PCI address-data path
     * Provides PCI address-data parity checking
     * Performs functions of 1394 cycle master
     * Generates 32-bit CRC checking on reception
     * Provides three size-programmable FIFO
     * Operates form 3.3 Volt power while maintaining 5 volt tolerant 
input
     * Provides PCI bus master function for read-write access of 
internal registers
     * Supports DMA transfers between 1394 and local bus RAM, ROM, AUX 
or ZV
     * 1 Year Warranty

On Sunday, December 12, 2004, at 04:19  AM, Al Byrne wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I have an original iPod (the first series - 5gB). It has only a 
> firewire
> connector. For a couple of years I have been sporadically trying to 
> unload
> it onto various unsuspecting friends.
>
> With the immense popularity of iPods as gifts this season, many of my
> friends with teenage kids are now seriously asking if the unit is 
> compatible
> with their Windows PC's. I'm guessing that they are unlikely to have
> firewire available, so my question is: is there some way to use the 
> old iPod
> with a Windows PC?
>
> ajb
>
>
>
>
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