Imac firewire cable

Hi all
I was given a imac CRT 600mhz and the prior owner included a cable with firewire connection at one end and the other end I'm not sure what it connects to but it has a small female port connector with apple icon. It looks like a cable for camcorder capability.
Thanks for your help
Web dude

I can't see a question above so I assume you're asking for confirmation(?)
That's a 6pin-to-4pin Firewire 400 cable.
My iMac DV 400MHz came with one and I still use it with my DV Camcorder today. Many PCs especially laptops use the 4pin "Firewire" aka "iLink" aka "IEEE1394" connector rather than the 6pin "Firewire" connector we are used to on the Mac. The 6pin is the superior connector. It's more physically robust and can power the external device (like portable hard disks); the 4pin connector cannot. I've only ever seen DV Camcorders with the 4pin version.
cheers
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