On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 11:38 AM, LuKreme <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7-Feb-2010, at 09:46, 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? > > Not as such, but you could run a VNC server on the mini, or use Apple's > Screen Sharing to control the mini via the iMac. It would be *mostly* > seamless. I use Apple's Screen Sharing quite a bit, and as long as I remember > that I'm sharing, I find it very workable. > >> Obviously, Screen sharing is one way to do this, but it's kludgy and >> doesn't really work quite as well. > > About as well as it's likely to get. I do not believe there is anyway to > disconnect an ild iMac's screen from the motherboard and attach it to another > machine. at least not easily (it's not like there's a DVI port and a pug > inside the case). > > Which iMac, specifically, is it? >
I suspect as much. I use spaces a lot, and space switching keyboard shortcuts don't work over screen sharing, making it a bit more cumbersome, but I agree, it's manageable. It's an iMac (Intel) mid-2006. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
