[Ti] [OT] New 20" LCD display _requires_ OS X ???

[Shawn King]

On 2/20/03 3:51 PM, "Paul Russell" <prussell at arc-software.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to help a local non-profit who want to put one of the new
> Apple 20" LCD displays on one of their aging G4 Macs. The dealer has
> told them that OS X is _required_ with this new display. Is this
> really true ?

Yes:
"The Apple Cinema Display requires Mac OS X v10.2 or later..."
<http://www.apple.com/displays/acd20/>

> Will it absolutely not work with a Mac running OS 9.2,
> or will it just be lacking certain functionality ? And why would
> Apple do this ?

OS 9 can't deal with the resolution of that Display.

Shawn King
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