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Technology Stocks : Adaptec (ADPT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Starowl who wrote (2411)	5/27/1998 8:37:00 PM
From: Johnathan C. Doe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5944

Firewire Facts: 25% of shipped computers by 1999; 90% by 2001. Up to 63 devices. Transfer rates at 100 Mbps, 200, and 400. What is particularly interesting is that connected devices can communicate directly with each other without CPU usage! 2 wire power and 4 wire communications for a total of a six wire connector cable. This is important; USB is $1 additional cost to a PC; Firewire is just, and get this, $15. additional cost to a PC. 27 ports available. Applications are same as SCSI. Less expensive than SCSI. This is why Firewire won't be the salvation of Adaptec; there isn't any margin in this.