On Feb 7, 2010, at 8:46 AM, Jeff Weinberger wrote:
> This may seem like an odd question, but does anyone know if there is a way to
> use an iMac as a monitor for another Mac?
<snip>
> Obviously, Screen sharing is one way to do this, but it's kludgy and doesn't
> really work quite as well.
Unfortunately Screen Sharing is probably going to be your only viable
option this way. The latest wave of iMacs do have a way of being driven by an
external source, but that source must be capable of driving DisplayPort devices
(HDMI and DVI need not apply). But that does not help you with an old iMac.
In theory there might be some creative soldering/surgery where you
could solder a ribbon cable in place between the two computers to do this, but
there is a good chance that they don't have matching internal connectors, and
that this would be more trouble than it was worth (and a good chance you would
fry both).
You are probably better served giving up on the old computer, and
buying a real monitor for the mini.
--
Karl Kuehn
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