From: "gaffney.mark" <markgaffney@mac.com>

Date: January 21, 2008 2:07:22 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: New DMK Camera--FireWire or USB?

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Phillips <imjeffp@...> wrote:

Finally going to order a new DMK 21Ax04.US camera. With my MacBook,  

does it matter if I get a USB or FireWire camera? I'm leaning toward  

USB for resale value in a PC world.

Jeff

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http://imjeffp.blogspot.com

I tried running a cheap Skywatcher usb camera through Virtual PC for Mac but that was 

never very reliable and will now not re-load (I recently had to buy a new HD for my Mac Mini 

-I always got a warning it would damage things, I don`t know if this was the cause) and then 

a NexImage usb camera but that would not install properly. Am in the process of buying an 

Imaging Source colour CCD! If you have Leopard you could try Boot Camp or with Intel Macs 

VM ware...? I have my doubts about the efficacy of usb cables- I was running 15 metres of 

inter connected cable back to my computer inside...Again with the IS camera I hope to use a 

long Firewire cable.