Using FireWire Coolscans with Thunderbolt 4/5 PCs
Why?The Problem:
For several years, the 'normal' way to connect a FireWire Coolscan with a modern PC has been to use Thunderbolt, alongside a stinglong string of adapters connected to a Thunderbolt port.adapters.
It'sApple definitely not pretty, but it worked!
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2, then the Apple Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire 800, then finally Firewire 800 to Firewire 400.
The joys of the modern world!
Despite
This 'backwardsused compatible',to work brilliantly, but after a security update to Thunderbolt 4 andmachines 5in nomid longer2024, supportThunderbolt TB22 devices!devices (such as the Apple adapter string) suddenly stopped working on TB4 machines (like my Intel NUC desktop)
So much for backwards compatibility!
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