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FireWire

FireWire 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. It is most commonly known by the Apple name FireWire, but also referred to by the Sony name i.LINK and the Texas Instruments name Lynx. Most consumer electronics manufacturers phased it out in the 2010s. It is also known as IEEE 1394, its IEEE identifier. The copper cable used in its most common implementation can be up to long. Power and data are carried over this cable, allowing devices with moderate power requirements to operate without a separate power supply. FireWire is also available in Cat 5 and optical fiber versions. The 1394 interface is comparable to USB. USB was developed subsequently and gained much greater market share. USB requires a host controller whereas IEEE 1394 is cooperatively managed by the connected devices.

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FireWire 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. It is most commonly known by the Apple name FireWire, but also referred to by the Sony name i.LINK and the Texas Instruments name Lynx. Most consumer electronics manufacturers phased it out in the 2010s. It is also known as IEEE 1394, its IEEE identifier. The copper cable used in its most common implementation can be up to long. Power and data are carried over this cable, allowing devices with moderate power requirements to operate without a separate power supply. FireWire is also available in Cat 5 and optical fiber versions. The 1394 interface is comparable to USB. USB was developed subsequently and gained much greater market share. USB requires a host controller whereas IEEE 1394 is cooperatively managed by the connected devices.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1394 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2009-03-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 1394 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 2007-06-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1394". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2009-03-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "1394". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "2007-06-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  11. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374821583

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.