Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac.

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Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac.
Date	2016-04-02 17:45 +1200
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In article <a3hufbt0nede5g5of147l3slbmm9rklfcc@4ax.com>, Micky
<NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:06:54 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >Better yet, is there a way to connect an external monitor in place of
> >the one that's part of the Imac.  It seems clear to me the problem is
> >the monitor and not the driver.  (Please ignore the last paragraph and
> >give me your opinion on that.)  
> 
> I'm making progress on this part.  
> 
> It's an Apple iMac G4/1.0 15-Inch 
>      iMac USB 2.0 - M9285LL/A - PowerMac6,1 
> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_1.0_15_fp.html
> Manual
> http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/imac/0342069.PDF
> 
> The manual shows "VGA output
> Connect an external
> monitor for video
> mirroring using the
> Apple VGA adapter
> (available separately)"  Does that mean I'd have to buy one, open up
> the hemisphere, and install the VGA adapter?
> 
> Or is it just a cable?
> http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MB572Z/B/mini-displayport-to-vga-adapter
> This is for a mini-display port.   The first link above says the thing
> has a mini-vga port.  Is that the same thing?  I think so.  $29 from
> Apple.  As little as 3 on ebay inc. shipping. Is this what I want:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-DVI-to-VGA-Monitor-Video-convertor-adapter-Cable-
> For-Apple-Macbook-/151904796412?hash=item235e3b3efc:g:ptAAAOSwf-VWYSgL
> 
> Can I just plug in the monitor, to use it as a mirror, or do I have to
> turn something on inside?  

It will be a cable, probably with a small box, that plugs into one of
the ports on the back of the domed base. If it's purely mirroring, then
it will probably work without any changes to the system.



> BTW, for both this one and the other one, I found the handle, and I
> thought it was the worst handle I ever saw.  Now I realize it was the
> CD drive!

At this point I think it's time for you to hand the computers over to
someone who knows what they're doing.



> I'm supposed to donate or sell the computers and give half the money
> to my friend's brother and the other half to charity, and I got
> excited when I saw that these were selling for 60 to 100 dollars even
> though they were discontinued in 2004.  Very impressive.  Then I
> remembered that the monitor is no good.   

If the screen is dead, then it's only worth selling to someone who
wants parts. Realistically the amount you get will be peanuts and it's
far easier to simply take the hard drive out and bin the rest.

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Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-04-01 22:06 -0400
  Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-02 03:27 +0000
    Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-04-01 21:25 -0700
      Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-04-02 01:05 -0400
        Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-04-02 17:46 +1200
          Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-04-02 14:42 -0400
            Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-04-03 10:19 +1200
              Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-04-03 16:36 -0500
                Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-04-04 13:13 +1200
                Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Kadin2048 <Kadin@address.invalid> - 2016-04-04 01:22 +0000
          Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-04-03 16:34 -0500
        Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-02 07:41 +0000
      Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-02 07:39 +0000
    Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-04-02 00:56 -0400
    Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-04-03 16:33 -0500
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    Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-04-02 18:36 +1300
      Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-04-02 14:23 -0400
      Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-04-02 16:53 -0400
    Re: Please help PC guy with friend's Imac. Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-04-02 17:45 +1200
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