Actually, we're both wrong! There's a Mini DisplayPort on the 2008 model, 
according to Apple specs.

Regardless, external display would certainly be my first suggestion.

-Matt

On Jan 11, 2013, at 1:23 AM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote:

> There's a micro-DVI connector -- just hook up an external monitor.
> 
> On Jan 10, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Jeff Weinberger wrote:
> 
>> Hi:
>> 
>> My wife's old Macbook Air's screen broke (actually the hinge, which has the 
>> connector, making the screen useless), so she finally got a new one. Now a 
>> friend of her's wants the old one (willing to pay to repair it rather than 
>> buy one new/refurbished).
>> 
>> So, I want to erase all the data, etc. and restore the air to just the OS 
>> install. 
>> 
>> This is easy (start with cmd-R and reinstall) if I could see the screen, but 
>> I can't.
>> 
>> So my question:
>> 
>> Is there any way to use screen sharing (or the like) to see and control the 
>> Air while it is started in recovery mode?
>> 
>> Or, alternatively, are there any other ways to erase the internal drive and 
>> reinstall the OS?
>> 
>> Any help is much appreciated!
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
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