FireWire can connect up to 63 Peripherals in a tree or Daisy-chain
Topology (as opposed to Parallel SCSI's electrical bus topology)
It Allows peer-to-peer Device Communication such as Communication
Between a Scanner and a Printer to take Place without using System
Memory or the CPU FireWire also Supports multiple Hosts per Bus
It is Designed to Support Plug and Play and hot Swapping
This Cable Converts standard 400 to 800
