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		cptskippy on Feb 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 18-year-old personal website, built with Frontpage... I have a Windows 10 PC with a PCI (not express) slot that I installed a Firewire card in last year to use 15 year old software still available from Sony's website to rip a stack of Digital8 home movies.

scarface74 on Feb 15, 2020 | [–]

And Apple has sold a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter for years.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbo...

bangboombang on Feb 15, 2020 | [–]

I tackled that project about two years ago. Asked around and a friend had an old laptop with FW port, so I installed Ubuntu on it and copied all my old Video8 and Digital8 Tapes.

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