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#470041 - 01/08/07 05:03 PM iMac G3 as an external display [Re: hilllarymontde]
_michael_ Registered: 01/08/07 Posts: 2	Does anyone know of a way to use an iMac G3 as an external display? I have one sitting around, and a display seems like a good use for it. I know it would involve taking the iMac apart and finding some cord that feeds the display its video. If I can't turn it into an external display, option 2 will be a fish tank... Edited by (01/08/07 05:16 PM)
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#470042 - 01/08/07 07:03 PM Re: iMac G3 as an external display [Re: hilllarymontde]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	If it's the older trayload iMac then you can easy buy a adapter off of ebay.If it's the slot-load then you would have to wire up a VGA connector. _________________________ To live is to let die
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#470043 - 01/08/07 10:30 PM Re: iMac G3 as an external display [Re: hilllarymontde]
_michael_ Registered: 01/08/07 Posts: 2	COOL!!! What exactly should I look for on eBay, and where inside do I plug it in? (it is a tray load)
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#470044 - 01/09/07 01:22 AM Re: iMac G3 as an external display [Re: hilllarymontde]
Waragainstsleep Registered: 02/13/05 Posts: 1723	The CRT on the tray loaders has a DB-15 connector inside the case. This is essentially VGA with the pins arranged differently. The old Beige G3s and most Macs before them had the same connector.
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#470045 - 01/09/07 06:03 AM Re: iMac G3 as an external display [Re: hilllarymontde]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	Look for something like this. http://www.pcdeli.co.uk/?page=proddetail&prod=19004 _________________________ To live is to let die
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#470046 - 02/10/07 04:57 PM Re: iMac G3 as an external display [Re: hilllarymontde]
kickassimacg5 Registered: 08/19/06 Posts: 38 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: "Waragainstsleep " The CRT on the tray loaders has a DB-15 connector inside the case. This is essentially VGA with the pins arranged differently. The old Beige G3s and most Macs before them had the same connector. My BondiMac has a 9-pin connector. It's a Rev. B. _________________________ Naomi Robson Looks Horny ugh!
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