firewire A/B switch box?

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My thinking is that since I can get an A/B switch box for serial and
parallel cables for next to nothing ($20 or less) a firewire switch box
should be cheap as well. All I've found so far is 4 x 1 (or bigger) for at
least $50. I've checked places such as Markertek and struck out. Anyone
have a source for me? Thanks.

Mike

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http://www.cablewholesale.com/cata [...] cables.htm

Bottom of page is a 6 port hub for $42.90

I've been looking for one too.

rqo

"rqo" <safetyo@nospambellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> cyberguys maybe ?
>
> http://www.cyberguys.com
>
> rqo
>
> "Mike Kujbida" <kujfam-misleadingspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:30kmpcF31lq5jU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> My thinking is that since I can get an A/B switch box for serial and
>> parallel cables for next to nothing ($20 or less) a firewire switch box
>> should be cheap as well. All I've found so far is 4 x 1 (or bigger) for
>> at
>> least $50. I've checked places such as Markertek and struck out. Anyone
>> have a source for me? Thanks.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>

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Hey Mike...yea I've got one on one of my printer setups. Just a good old
A/B manual knob on the face of a little metal box. Solid as a rock. I'd
like a firewire switch the same way, but like you, I can't find one either.

rqo


"Mike Kujbida" <kujfam-misleadingspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the link rqo. Cableguys came up empty.
> What I really want though is (if you remember them) the Centronics switch
> boxes everyone used to have for printers, etc. Cheap as hell and they
> worked.
>
> Mike
>
>
> rqo wrote:
>> http://www.cablewholesale.com/cata [...] cables.htm
>>
>> Bottom of page is a 6 port hub for $42.90
>>
>> I've been looking for one too.
>>
>> rqo
>>
>> "rqo" <safetyo@nospambellsouth.net> wrote in message
>> news:7jbpd.100594$Tq1.4934@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
>>> cyberguys maybe ?
>>>
>>> http://www.cyberguys.com
>>>
>>> rqo
>>>
>>> "Mike Kujbida" <kujfam-misleadingspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:30kmpcF31lq5jU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>> My thinking is that since I can get an A/B switch box for serial and
>>>> parallel cables for next to nothing ($20 or less) a firewire switch
>>>> box should be cheap as well. All I've found so far is 4 x 1 (or
>>>> bigger) for at
>>>> least $50. I've checked places such as Markertek and struck out.
>>>> Anyone have a source for me? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>

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david gourley wrote:
> "Mike Kujbida" <kujfam-misleadingspam@sympatico.ca>
> news:30kmpcF31lq5jU1@uni-berlin.de:
>
>> My thinking is that since I can get an A/B switch box for serial and
>> parallel cables for next to nothing ($20 or less) a firewire switch
>> box should be cheap as well. All I've found so far is 4 x 1 (or
>> bigger) for at least $50. I've checked places such as Markertek and
>> struck out. Anyone have a source for me? Thanks.
>
> Like this? It's still $59 but hey......
>
> http://www.signvideo.com/firewire-switch-ieee-1394.htm
>
>
> david


Thanks David!! Except for the ridiculous price, that's what I'm looking
for.

Mike