what is spanning and what is mirroring?
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 10:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 05:13 PM, David B. Peterson wrote:Is >> It's a built in limitation. People that want that feature are >> willing to pay more for it (at least according to Apple.) That's why >> it's only in their higher end boxes. Unless they changed something >> while I wasn't looking, Powerbooks can, iBooks can't, > > Actually, while you're correct so far about the limitations of most > machines you list, the most recent iBooks do spanning quite nicely with > Klaus' <http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html> hack. In > that case, the limitation is software based and can be overcome or > reverted very easily in Open Firmware. It works perfectly on my 12" > iBook 800 combo/Jag with a 17" Sony Trinitron. It was one of the > reasons I went ahead and bought the iBook instead of the PB- I really > need spanning- which saved me at least USD 500. > > Disturbingly, it seems the page is down, but I have a .pdf copy of the > page with instructions if anyone's interetsed- contact me off- list. > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
