[P1] iBook External Monitor ?

[Scott Warren]

You can try a KVM switch, they are not that expensive and you just 
click to which ever computer you want to use.  You can share a keyboard 
and mouse (if your PC likes usb devices)


On Jul 12, 2004, at 11:28 AM, MacAddictvja wrote:

> I would like to connect my G4 iBook to my desktop monitor (sometimes). 
> Here
> is my question: Is there some kind of dual-connecter so I can leave the
> monitor connected to the desktop, and have an extra cord ready to 
> connect
> the monitor to the iBook?
>
> If I have to disconnect the monitor from the desktop, then connect to 
> the
> iBook, that would be very difficult, because there isn't much room in 
> our
> very small apartment, and it is a lot trouble to get to the back of the
> monitor.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- vjamacaddict
>
> G4 iBook, OSX 10.3.4 Panther, 768MB RAM, superdrive/bluetooth
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>> From: Christian Dupuis <d1user at mac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [P1] The eternal dilemna question...stop, ou...encore!
>>
>> On Jul 11, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Paul Savard wrote:
>>
>>> Soooo...This is why I think I will stick again with the iBook...
>>>
>>> P.S.:Got to be reasonable,hey ?
>>> But I am not a monk or a saint!!
>>> Got to please me a little too either...
>>>
>>> -Can't refrain to add a 512 meg of ram (experience talking) 768 
>>> total!
>>> -I want the 60 Gigs HD, not the 30 ! (always short on space)
>>> -I want the Airport card (Hy graphite has it, I love this ad-on)
>>> -And...I want my candy! I will take an iPod also!
>>
>> What do you sacrifice by taking the iBook instead of the Powerbook:
>>
>> External video display capability with higher resolution than 1024 x
>> 768 (you can only do display mirroring with the iBook; for the record,
>> I've connected my Powerbook 12 inch to an external 17 inch monitor
>> maybe twice since I bought it.... It's always on my lap, and I don't
>> log monitors on the balcony or the living room).
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Chris
>
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