Firewire is known by several names and exists in multiple flavors. The official name is IEEE 1394. "Firewire" is Apple's name for the interface. Sony had a version called i.Link which was used for their digital video cameras.
Be sure that you specify the 6-pin Firewire 400 (Mbits/sec) connector on both ends of the cable. It is a rectangle with the corners of one end cut off at an angle. There is also a 4-pin Firewire 400 which is a miniature rectangular connector which won't plug into either the Pismo or G4 iMac. There are cables which have the 6-pin on one end and the 4-pin on the other--you don't want these. There is also the squared off 9-pin Firewire 800 connector which also won't work on either of your computers. Check the Wikipedia article on the subject to see photos of the different ends. Good luck On 4/5/12, johnr60 <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sorry for such a basic question but how do I describe in order to > buy a firewire cable to connect an imac flatscreen to a pismo? > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for > those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
