Even when connected through Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapters or docks, which have served as a lifeline for legacy hardware, macOS 26 fails to recognize the devices.

Today, FireWire survives only as a legacy technology. Adapters are still sold for niche users needing to connect older devices, but USB-C and Thunderbolt effectively dominate the landscape.

That’s made less of a problem with the new Thunderbolt adapters that connect to Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet. Image courtesy GDGT.

Thunderbolt smokes USB, FireWire with 10Gbps throughput JournalBot Feb 24, 2011 Jump to latest Follow Reply ...

Reason = we have several older laptops with Firewire 800 and USB 2.0, and we have a few new ones with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0. So, our options as of right now are to use older (and slower ...

In case you’re not able to follow NekoMIchiUBC’s post, let’s start with the original iPod, which has a FireWire 400 port. It connects to the M4 MacBook Pro’s Thunderbolt/USB 4 port by: ...

Interestingly, the Mac at least recognized the FireWire adapter, which was listed under Thunderbolt. However, a further connection to the medium attached to the adapter was not possible.

Introduced in 2011, the Thunderbolt Display featured a 27-inch screen, a 1440p resolution, a 720p camera, three USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 800 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a Thunderbolt port.