Adapters for firewire IEEE 1394

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Adapters for firewire IEEE 1394

I have a midyear 2011 mac mini, whose data I have transferred to fire wire hard drive via an IEEE 1394 6-pin connector. I transferred the data to the fire wire hard drive, so when I buy a new iMac 24 inch, I can transfer the data to the new computer.

Question: will this Apple Thunderbolt Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter (.Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Apple r) ) do the job?

Also, I will need to connect my old Canon printer to the new iMac, what other adapter will I need?

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 19, 2023 10:56 AM

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Jan Hedlund

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Apr 19, 2023 4:07 PM in response to mxgo

Thank you for the information. The Canon iP8720 is listed in About AirPrint - Apple Support as a model supporting Apple's AirPrint technology, so it should be possible to use it without additional drivers, provided that the computer and the printer are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router). An AirPrint printer is compatible with macOS (Ventura).

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Jan Hedlund

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Apr 19, 2023 3:19 PM in response to mxgo

Hi,

Instead of using a combination of adapters (with an uncertain result) in order to connect a FireWire enclosure to one of the ports on a new iMac, would it be possible to move the hard drive to a compatible enclosure?

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/index-macmini.html

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/External-Enclosures (only examples)

iMac 24-inch - Technical Specifications - Apple

Which exact Canon printer model do you have?

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