I was informed that doing so would cause harm to the computer due to heat build up. For what it is worth. Regards, Mark Ray Creative Catalyst and Marketing Maestro Quorum On Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 10:14 AM, Christoph Pistor wrote: > Since yesterday, I am the proud owner of a ibook G3 900 14 inch. I was > wondering if it is at all possible to have the lid closed while an > external monitor is connected and a mouse and keyboard is connected to > the usb port. I have tried various sequences, but wasn't successful. > > Christoph