Apple Abandoned It. I Saved It with a Raspberry Pi.
Jeff Geerling
Mar 27, 2026 14:00
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Video like it's 1999. Welcome to #MARCHintosh, FireWire edition!
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Links to things I mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):
- How to use FireWire on a Pi: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi/
- Equip-1 Firehat: https://equip-1.c-e.group
- Equip-1 Firehat Crowd Supply page: https://www.crowdsupply.com/computer-equipment-group/equip-1
- Open MRU: https://www.reddit.com/r/tapeless/comments/1n3aqsk/open_mru_raspberry_pi_5_based_mrucapture_device/
- toqer tv's video on Open MRU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4BIMdgVtM
- StarTech IEEE 1394 Mini PCIe FireWire card: https://amzn.to/4lRrQeU
- GeeekPi PCIe to Mini PCIe HAT for Pi 5: https://amzn.to/47U0vFj
- PiSugar 3 Plus: https://amzn.to/4uy23Oe
- FireWire Intro at MacWorld SF 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5aLoRozt8
- This Does Not Compute - GL2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCO4Z_VP3c
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