Rev.A iMac as monitor for PowerMac
My Rev.A iMac will be four years old tomorrow. Needless to say, it's getting old in the tooth. I want to replace it with a PowerMac and am tempted to go with the new low-end DP 867. I want an LCD but right now I am too cheap to shell out $600 for a lousy 15" 1024 LCD.
So, while I wait for Apple to introduce a stand-alone 17" widescreen to go with the PowerMacs, is there any way I could temporarily use my old iMac as a monitor for a new PowerMac? I remember seeing a regular display connector inside the iMac when I installed new memory.
I welcome any thoughts and suggestions (including "Escher, you're a cheap bastard").
Escher
So, while I wait for Apple to introduce a stand-alone 17" widescreen to go with the PowerMacs, is there any way I could temporarily use my old iMac as a monitor for a new PowerMac? I remember seeing a regular display connector inside the iMac when I installed new memory.
I welcome any thoughts and suggestions (including "Escher, you're a cheap bastard").
Escher
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You cheap Bastard!
Apple has 17 inch Flat for $999
But why not just network the New Dual to your Imac? That way you have best of both. You can run the New Mac off your iMac. OS X makes it even Ezer than with OS 9.
There maybe some lag between the New Mac and what pops up on screen, but It wont be much I bet.
Good luck!
Blueflame
[ 08-15-2002: Message edited by: warpd ]</p>
<strong>Bearing in mind that you can get a 15" CRT for about $50, and a 17" for about $120, short of mental masturbation, why would you want to do this?? </strong><hr></blockquote>
Good point, warpd. Beyond the unwanted side effects of mental masturbation (I love that term, BTW, I use it to describe the purpose of personal websites), my eyes might not be happy continuing to look at the crappy iMac CRT either. Thank goodness the project is still mental...
Escher
[ 08-15-2002: Message edited by: Escher ]</p>