On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:04 PM, John Niven <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Yeah, but realistically, are you going to spend ~$100 on a dongle, that > just adds wires to your system? > > Frankly you pick up a used ADC mac video card for a lot less (most people > will be trying to get rid of them), or any old ex pc lcd screen with a dvi > socket. > > > I got (for free) a 22" Apple Cinema Display with ADC that had the annoying habit of locking up the USB on whatever Mac it was hooked up to. So I bought a $40 ADC/DVI KVM on eBay, connected the adapter via DVI and left the USB unplugged. It doesn't lock up any more, and I got an (almost) free monitor. You don't have to pay retail when you have access to LEM Swap, eBay and craigslist. Eric -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
