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Originally Posted by Charles Freeborn
It's common practice with computers to render older machines obsolete with system upgrades. It's how they sell you new stuff. When I get a new iMac I'll also have to get new external hard drives (if I want firewire speed), a new scanner (also firewire currently), yada yada... Who here remembers SCSI interface externals, or serial printers?
Yes, you can get adapters for earlier peripherals but frequently the makers of those devices don't update drivers, etc...
Yes it's a conspiracy, and thus proves why I love the analog simplicity of my '74 911...
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I was being rhetorical.
You can always keep your peripherals and buy a $30.00 Firewire to Thunderbolt adaptor.
Loved and hated SCSI.
You needed to be up on your dark arts skills to get multiple chained devices to play nice but when it worked it worked.