Sometimes daisy chained devices work OK, sometimes they don’t. I’m able to capture decent sized clips with a home built FW drive and an old Canon ZR-10 daisy chained attached to my TiBook 800, so in my case, it’s not a problem.
Note that I am not trying to capture an entire tape.
If you have trouble with your setup, may I suggest you get a FireWire CardBus to stick in the side of the PowerBook. That way, you can give the drive and the deck a separate bus. These cards are very cheap at your computer/electronics store. A good investment.
Kevin Monahan
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