In article <1ii1rc4.1lgmbqhoq3q4N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote: > > > Xavier Llobet <Xavier.Lloobet@epfl.ch> wrote: > > > > > If I remember well, when I opened mine (333 MHz) to change the HD I saw > > > a simple VGA connector. So a normal video VGA cable should do, no > > > adaptor. > > > > It's the slot loading iMacs that have the VGA connectors. IIRC, the tray > > loading models could take external monitors only if you installed the > > appropriate card in what were called the mezzanine slot. > > Ah, so I'm shit out of luck? Nothing can be done? Oh well... I didn't > think I remembered seeing a standard VGA connector last time I opened > her up. Sad. I spent WAY too much money fixing and upgrading this iMac. > Plus I'd be lying if I said I wasn't fond of the first Mac I ever bought > with my own money.
The tray-loading iMacs had their CRTs connected internally by Apple's traditional DB-15 display connector. A cheap adapter will let you plug a VGA monitor into it.
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