Apple Abandoned It. I Saved It with a Raspberry Pi. (FireWire)

Duration: 17:50

Video like it's 1999. Welcome to #MARCHintosh, FireWire edition!

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Links to things I mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- How to use FireWire on a Pi: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi/

- Equip-1 Firehat: https://equip-1.c-e.group

- Equip-1 Firehat Crowd Supply page: https://www.crowdsupply.com/computer-equipment-group/equip-1

- Open MRU: https://www.reddit.com/r/tapeless/comments/1n3aqsk/open_mru_raspberry_pi_5_based_mrucapture_device/

- toqer tv's video on Open MRU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4BIMdgVtM

- StarTech IEEE 1394 Mini PCIe FireWire card: https://amzn.to/4lRrQeU

- GeeekPi PCIe to Mini PCIe HAT for Pi 5: https://amzn.to/47U0vFj

- PiSugar 3 Plus: https://amzn.to/4uy23Oe

- FireWire Intro at MacWorld SF 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5aLoRozt8

- This Does Not Compute - GL2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCO4Z_VP3c

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Contents:

0:00 - Intro like it's 1999

0:34 - Look ma no tape

1:48 - MRUs

2:34 - FireWire

3:12 - You can still buy FireWire cards

3:37 - Tape test and the GL1

8:03 - Editing on Apple's fastest G4

10:24 - Why did FireWire stick around for 26 years

11:53 - No tape for the tapeless

12:32 - FireWire on a Pi attempt 1

13:48 - Firehat and PiSugar demo

15:30 - Firehat's simple UI

17:04 - Conclusion like it's 1999