FireWire 800 (IEEE-1394b) is
the newer version of the popular FireWire interface which doubles the
throughput of the original IEEE-1394a FireWire interface from 400Mbps to
800Mbps!
Allow connection of IEEE-1394a FireWire 400 enabled digital cameras, DV
Camcorders, hard drives, scanners etc. to Mac's (like the Power Macintosh
G3) and PCs having the high-speed FireWire interface.