on 10/11/01 12:58 PM, makmac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ron Darlington on 10/11/01 3:40 PM wrote: > >>> >> LOL..go for it. As long as the generic is VGA to Mac no problem! >> > See...that's the deal. As my original post indicated, the model 1705 has > what looks like a standard VGA connector (SVGA?) with 15 pins in 3 rows. > > Perhaps I wasn't clear enough when I said "It has what appears to be a > standard VGA type connector on the back." I was speaking of the back of the > monitor, not the back of the Mac or PC. > > So...my question was...can I use a VGA monitor cable, from a VGA monitor, > with VGA connector at both ends, on the Apple 17" model 1705 monitor, which > appears to have a standard VGA connector on the back? > > Thanks, > -makmac > Hmmmm....could be. Very thoughtful of Apple to include a standard VGA connection IN ADDITION to the standard MAC connection if that's what they've done. Seems to me the simple solution is to try it! Mac and VGA will not fit together mechanically, so.......if yours fits, you're good to go. I gather you want to use the Apple monitor with a pc.
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