on 10/11/01 1:22 PM, makmac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ron Darlington on 10/11/01 4:03 PM wrote: > >> 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. >> >> > Looks like it will be easiest if I just buy the cable and try it. > > There's just one connector on the back of the monitor, the VGA type > connector. Apple included a VGA to Mac cable. I just wanted to be sure I > wasn't going to run into problems with sync, or some other Mac specific > circuitry chugging away inside the monitor. That's mainly why I posed the > question. > > As far as what we want to use it for, my son bought a video card for his > 8500 off of eBay to play games. It only has the VGA connection. He's running > a 15" PC monitor on it but want's to use his 17" Apple monitor instead > (connected to the on-board video). Then he can put the PC monitor back on > the PC (currently collecting dust & cloths in a corner). > > -makmac > OK!! NOW I understand.......you are good to go using the apple monitor with a pc. Just plug it in using the vga cable without the mac adapter. You need nothing. Will work fine!
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