Will firewire connector support thunderbolt drive?

Trying to connect a thunderbolt drive to a firewire connector since 2007 iMac has no thunderbolt input. Can it be done?

With an adapter, yes. Actually, you'll need two: a Thunderbolt to FW 800 and then a FW 800 to FW 400 (your older Mac).
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