[PD] firewire is dead?

[Roman Haefeli]

On Tue, 2012-10-16 at 17:48 +0200, András Murányi wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Julian Brooks <jbeezez at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>         "I'd be interested in a recommendation for that (external
>         soundcard for linux laptops)."
>         
>         I have a Lenovo x61s (s/h £180, best laptop I've ever had)
>         with an RME Hammerfall (v.1 [s/h £150]).  It's great - stable,
>         easy to setup, 8IO + the software HDSP_conf/mixer works well
>         (and seems to have done for years).  Firewire via pcmcia card:
>         Got to love redundant technologies.
> 
> Is that a standard firewire card or RME's proprietary "quasi
> firewire"? 

The protocol is from what I know not at all firewire, only the plugs and
the cable are.

Roman