Yes. Exactly as I read it as well. Do to a variety of circumstances*, on some machines whole files will be replaces, in others the same file may only be patched, and in others left completely alone. But, whatever the path, it all leads to the one true system: 7M34. On the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that files specific to supporting the G5 are not installed on an iMac G3. *Some files may have already been completely or partially updated by other Apple and 3rd-party installers, etc. On Aug 10, 2004, at 3:05 PM, Eugene Lee wrote: > On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 06:13:49PM +0200, Kirk McElhearn wrote: > : > : Mine is 7M34. It's not clear, but that's what Apple's tech note > suggests - > : if you are downloading a different update, you end up with a > (slightly) > : different system. > > I didn't read this at all. My interpretation is that Apple's new > Software Update mechanism is much more fine-grained, able to detect > more specific changes and differences in your installation of OS X. > But even though what gets downloaded may vary from person to person, > your system will be identically up to date like everyone else.