This article refers to Thunderbolt 1 and Thunderbolt 2. You can learn more about Thunderbolt 3 and the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter for MacBook Pro (2016 and later) and iMac (2017).
Thunderbolt adapters are supported on the following Mac computers:
The only ports it has are two Firewire ports - no USB, etc. Since it uses Firewire I'd need an adapter. There's an adapter on Amazon but it's for Thunderbolt 2 - apparently not compatible with the new iMac. Is there an adapter for Firewire to a current (2017) iMac (Thunderbolt 3 or USB3)? So I contacted support again and after 4 hours they told me Windows is no longer going to support the Firewire adapter because it is obsolete. Apple still sells the Thunderbolt Firewire adapter and is supported on Mac, so it is not obsolete. I want to know why Windows will no longer provide an IEEE1394 driver for this device.
I just bought the new MacBook with the usb c input. I use an audio mixer that outputs through a 6-pin FireWire cable. I have the usb c to standard usb adapter. I have a dongle to convert 6-pin firewire to standard usb. When I try to plug in through this chain, I get a message that my USB ports are being disabled because they're sucking too much.
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MacBook Pro (2011 through 2015)
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 and later)
Mac mini (Mid 2011 and later)
iMac (Mid 2011 through 2015)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Use these guides to identify your Mac computer:
Apple Thunderbolt cable (0.5 m) Part Number MD862ZM/A
Apple Thunderbolt cable (0.5 m) Part Number MF640ZM/A
Firewire Adapter For New Macbook Pro
Apple Thunderbolt cable (2 m) Part Number MC913ZM/A
Firewire Adapter For Macbook Air
Apple Thunderbolt cable (2 m) Part Number MF639ZM/A
Firewire Adaptor For Macbook Air
Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Part Number MD463ZM/A
Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter Part Number MD464ZM/A
Thunderbolt To Firewire Adapter 400
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Firewire Cable Adapter Mac
For best performance, make sure that you've installed all available macOS software and firmware updates. You can check by choosing App Store from the Apple () menu, then clicking Updates.
Get more information on Thunderbolt and Apple Thunderbolt cables and adapters: