[iTunes] Connect iPod Nano to 2003 iMac

[David DelMonte]

Joe, this is for a friend in far off parts of the world.. I think you  
have the answer that I feared. I will forward your response to my  
friend.

Thanks to you all.

David

On Dec 4, 2005, at 5:46 PM, jbauder at mac.com wrote:

> David,
>     No.  In the USB situation, think of it like this:  You suddenly  
> want to
> have up to 40 times the amount of water volume flowing into the  
> pipes in
> your home.  You can put as big a pipe as you want outside the home,  
> but it
> can't flow any more water in if the pipes in your home stay the  
> same size.
>     I don't know of any FireWire to USB 2.0 adapters.  A quick  
> Google search
> yielded only something that will let a PC user with USB 2.0 use a  
> FireWire
> camcorder.
>     It might actually be cheaper for you to buy an iPod Video 30gb  
> to use an
> iPod, if you can exchange it.
>     One of the reasons people buy PowerMacs and PowerBooks is that  
> they are
> upgradeable through card slots.  For example a PowerBook Pismo  
> 400mhz G3
> user could add a USB 2.0 card no problem.  I know it doesn't help  
> you right
> now, but that is a nice benefit . . .
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
>
>> Thanks for the answers. I would prefer to provide a usb 2 solution if
>> possible. Is there a USB 1 to 2 converter? or a firewire to USB2
>> converter?
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2005, at 3:41 PM, Michael Prete wrote:
>>
>>> David DelMonte wrote:
>>>> The computer in question only has USB 1.1.. Is there a way to
>>>> connect  the Nano to it?
>>>
>>> USB 1.1 and USB 2 are compatible. Just plug it in. It *will* be
>>> lots slower, but it will work.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Michael Prete
>>>
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>>>
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>>> stupidity.
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