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people forget that the first ipod was firewire only and firewire was a very apple thing at the time. it wasn't until they gave in and changed it to usb (and re
by flatiron 4y ago
people forget that the first ipod was firewire only and firewire was a very apple thing at the time. it wasn't until they gave in and changed it to usb (and released iTunes for windows) that it really set the world on fire.
- Eisenstein 4y agoWhen the iPod came out USB 2.0 had just been created. USB 2.0 wasn't in widespread use for at least a year or two after. USB 1.1 was 12mbits/s -- that is 1.5MB/s. Firewire was 400mbit/s. Accounting only for bus speed, filling up a 5GB iPod would have taken 54mins[0] for USB 1.1 vs 1.6mins[1] for Firewire 400. [0] 1000MiB/1024MB * 5000MB = 4,883MB / 1.5MB/s = 3255s [1] 4,883MB / (400mbit/8) = 98s
- ProfessorLayton 4y agoIt's also worth pointing out that Firewire had the ability to charge and sync the iPod simultaneously. USB ports didn't output multiple amps like they do today, so not only did it take longer, but one would also end up with a warm iPod with even less battery life left after adding music via USB. Apple even made dual Firewire/USB cables to allow the (Firewire) charging brick to be used while syncing.