[iBook] external monitor on iBook

[Mike Wallinga]

AFAIK, any recent iBook can mirror to an external display.  This is what 
Apple has to say about it on their web site, from 
http://www.apple.com/ibook/graphics.html:

"VGA Video Output
The iBook G4 is also equipped with VGA video output to mirror your work 
to an external display or projection device. Just connect your external 
display or projector to the Video output port using the included Apple 
VGA Display Adapter, and you’re up and running."

There's also a hack that allows you to use both the iBook's display and 
an external display together, as one big monitor, rather than just 
mirroring the picture.  It comes up on the list every so often, but I've 
never used it so I can't attest to it one way or the other.

Anyway, I hope this helps,
Mike W.

Nancy Lawrence wrote:
> Hi.  I finally got my best friend to switch and she wants to buy an  
> iBook but she wants to be able to occasionally use it on an external  
> monitor.  She is completely not tech-savvy and when she went to the  
> local Apple store and told the Apple "Genius" this he didn't listen  and 
> went into great gobs of detail, so much so that I couldn't make  any 
> sense of it when she got back.  So I thought I'd turn to you all  for help.
> 
> Can anyone tell me a quick and reliable place to go for which models  
> can run external monitors with which cables, etc.?  I would really  
> appreciate it because this information will make or break the deal  for 
> her to buy the iBook.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Nancy