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zulgand04
Apr 3, 2004, 12:48 PM
Hey, i was curious about an idea i had it prolly isnt feasable but figured might as well ask. Well heres what i was thinking. I have a old compaq computer, and was woundering if there isa ny way to use my imac monitor to display the compaq on, so i would't need the huge 17"ctr i have. There prolly is no way to do this but what do you guys think. Thanks for your input.


invaLPsion
Apr 3, 2004, 01:18 PM
I'm pretty sure there's no way. It's a good idea though.
zulgand04
Apr 3, 2004, 02:02 PM
I'm pretty sure there's no way. It's a good idea though.

yeah that what i figured, thanx for the reply. hmm maybe i can develop something like that hmmm naaa lol :cool:
evil
Apr 3, 2004, 02:33 PM
yes i totally wish i could use the compaq that i have sitting around here on my emac screen.
Thom_Edwards
Apr 3, 2004, 03:18 PM
have you considered using microsoft's remote desktop access for mac os? go to mactopia.com and download it. i'm not sure which win os's will allow rdc to connect to, but if your windows does you can have the windows desktop on your mac. the mac and win machine will need to be networked for better performance, and should be fast enough for almost all apps except gaming
MatMistake
Apr 3, 2004, 04:49 PM
have you considered using microsoft's remote desktop access for mac os? go to mactopia.com and download it. i'm not sure which win os's will allow rdc to connect to

you need win xp pro on the pc
it must be pro, the home version won't work
Kwyjibo
Apr 3, 2004, 05:59 PM
Making a VNC conection is always an option too ...
zulgand04
Apr 3, 2004, 10:53 PM
yeah, i thought of the remote desktop but since my compaq is a old peice of crap with windows 98 second edition lol (worst os ever) it won't work.

Now what is this vpn thingy??? :confused:

-Neal
magicfreek
Apr 3, 2004, 10:59 PM
http://www.realvnc.com/ -- That is the version of VNC i used but that was windows to windows. Essentially its Remote Desktop for retarded computers. I don't know if there is a mac frontend for it, but if you do some searching under VNC it a pretty widespread protocall.
visor
Apr 4, 2004, 08:11 AM
Hey, i was curious about an idea i had it prolly isnt feasable but figured might as well ask. Well heres what i was thinking. I have a old compaq computer, and was woundering if there isa ny way to use my imac monitor to display the compaq on, so i would't need the huge 17"ctr i have. There prolly is no way to do this but what do you guys think. Thanks for your input.

Well, If you don't need the imac anymore - you can always find the cables coming from the monitor into the graphicscard. disconnect them from the logic board, add a simple sub-d monitor connector to it, and plug it to the compaq.
just make sure you make all the right connections.