old apple cinema display with 2009 macbook?

Hi, I have a 2009 unibody macbook and I'm looking into getting an older apple cinema display (A1081).

I know I can get an adapter for the mini displayport to DVI, but I noticed that the connector cord on the display has a firewire lead as well as a USB one.

My machine does not have a firewire port. Does this display require one? Anyone used this sort of setup?

Cheers,

Dusty