Can a FireWire Drive Be Attached to a Mac & Be Shared With a PC?

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Tip 1 - Help answer this question about Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by ekirk | permalink

With the use of the Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, can I attach a FireWire drive, or even a FireWire chain of drives, to a Thundebolt drive?

For further reading: http://www.apple.com/shop/question/answers/product/MD464LL/A/with-the-use-of-the-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter-can-i-attach-a-firewire-drive-or-even-a-firewire-chain-of-drives-to-a-thundebolt-drive/Q7A4YCKKUK74AHC2P ^[1]

Tip 2 - Questions about Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by obiestar | permalink

Questions and answers posted by the Apple Store community for the product "Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter".

For further reading: http://www.apple.com/shop/questions/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to cope with the end of FireWire

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Blake Connell | permalink

Mac shops with significant FireWire investment may not need a total Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 makeover, but staying put with current hard drives and devices will come at a price

For further reading: http://www.infoworld.com/article/2615813/laptop-computers/how-to-cope-with-the-end-of-firewire.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Boot a Mac from Firewire

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by samann | permalink

The ability to boot a Mac from FireWire is most useful when you're experiencing problems with your Mac and need to run system diagnostics, or simply access the system but cannot do so through the computer itself. Purchase a FireWire flash...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Boot-a-Mac-from-Firewire ^[4]

Tip 5 - Buying advice: choose the best storage for your Mac

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Money Stanback | permalink

Buying advice for chosing the best additional storage for your Mac
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For further reading: http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac/how-choose-best-hard-drive-buying-guide-3417092/ ^[5]