If you click on the Apple icon on the top left, there will be a link
that says something like update files.  You need to connect to the
internet and run this program.  It is similar to running windows
update.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:07 AM, Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Apple Updater? Are you talking about Software Update or is there
> something else I am missing?
>
> Simon
>
> On 8 Dec 2008, at 02:31, Kyle Parish wrote:
>
>>
>> Make sure you use the apple updater to get the latest drivers and
>> everything.  This won't hurt.
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:09 AM, ./aal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Simon Royal
>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>> The PowerBook has a 32MB AGP 4x ATI Mobility Radeon 9000, the eMac
>>>> has
>>>> a 32MB AGP 4x ATI Radeon 9200.
>>>>
>>>> In terms of drivers, well they are Macs running Leopard with built
>>>> in
>>>> drivers.
>>>>
>>>> The eMac has more RAM and about 60% more processor power.
>>>>
>>> Speed does not equal processor power
>>>
>>> A Ferrari is faster than a train, but which will get 100 tons of
>>> freight coast to coast first?
>>>
>>> after some interesting reading I found your answer
>>> the eMac(ppc 7447a) does not have L3 cache, the powerbook(ppc 7455)
>>> does
>>>
>>> The cpu speed only comes into play once the data is actually in the
>>> cpu
>>> even though the emac has a substantially higher clock speed the
>>> powerbook spends less time waiting for data to work on
>>> even if you had a 40ghz cpu it would be slow if it took a second to
>>> xfer data to the cpu
>>>
>>> here are some links if you are curious
>>>
>>> emac specs
>>> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/stats/emac_1.25.html
>>>
>>> powerbook specs
>>> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/stats/powerbook_g4_867.html
>>>
>>> G4 cpu wiki
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_G4#PowerPC_7447.2F7457_.22Apollo_7.22
>>>
>>>
>>> cache wiki
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_cache
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> I'm a PC
>>> AND I RUN LINUX!!!
>>>
>>> Dean Martin  - "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt."
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> >
>>
>
> --- http://www.simonroyal.co.uk and http://www.nmug.org.uk
> --- sent from my PowerBook G4 867Mhz, 768MB RAM, Mac OSX 10.5
>
>
> >
>

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