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FireWire is a method of transferring information between digital devices, especially audio and video equipment. Also known as IEEE 1394, FireWire is fast -- the latest version achieves speeds up to 800 Mbps. ... You can connect up to 63 devices to a FireWire bus. IEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily Sony and Panasonic. Apple called the interface FireWire.

S/PDIF vs. . firewire

which would be the better way of connecting a rosetta a/d to a pc?

i currently use the rosetta's S/PDIF output into the S/PDIF input of my soundcard (soundblaster platinum 5.1)

however,

I'm considering getting a firewire card for my pc, and getting the firewire expansion card for the rosetta

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