i OWN a TOUCHSCREEN Apple Studio Display...prototype?

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unruhbrady

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Aug 11, 2007

• #1

i just purchased a 17" Apple Studio Display from a friend...it has a short USB cable coming out the back which is placed in one of the hub-ports on the screen...i bought this with a G4 Cube...when you run the ADC(or ADP...idk) to the Cube it is a TOUCHSCREEN......HOWEVER.....the X-axis is inverted and the touchscreen needs calibration...i called Apple and asked about this and the agent said that i just blew his mind because they had heard RUMORS that such a device was in development around the time of the cube...but that apple fully denys that any r&d was ever done into this...he said that i should pop it open and try to calibrate manually...because calling apple about this is bad...he said that he would be quiet but that if apple found out that an engineer would show up on my porch with a court order and a couple lawyers...and destroy it on site...so obviously i am going to fix it manually...but...what do I do with this!!!!!!!!!! im still in shock....!!!! i own a prototype touch-display??!?!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!

 

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PlaceofDis

macrumors Core

• Aug 11, 2007

• #2

um, yeah. okay.

first post and this is all you have?

 

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72930

Retired

• Aug 11, 2007

• #3

Video or ********!

 

Sesshi

macrumors G3

• Aug 11, 2007

• #4

Touchscreens have been available for Macs and PC's for a long time, primarily for kiosk use. They ship with mouse emulation drivers. I believe on the Mac side there was at least one company customising ASD'd with touchscreen front-ends.

 

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applefan1997

macrumors 6502

• Aug 11, 2007

• #5

What does the back say on the tag? It could have been an aftermarket mod by troll touch, what does the cable look like?

 

0007776

Suspended

• Aug 11, 2007

• #6

I know that there was one company that put touch screens onto G3 iMacs or it may have been the G4s, I don't remember if they did other displays too, but it probably is just a mod that someone made, and not a prototype.

 

techlover828

macrumors 68020

• Aug 11, 2007

• #7

that would be sweet, although I don't believe you.

 

liketom

macrumors 601

• Aug 11, 2007

• #8

people must think my macbook is a touch screen , cos they are always touching the dam screen !!!😡 does nothing apart from wind me up

 

Gymnut

macrumors 68000

• Aug 11, 2007

• #9

Yeah you better keep quiet. The absolute horror if an engineer were to show up at your doorstep. 🙄

 

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amd4me

macrumors 6502

• Aug 11, 2007

• #10

And here I was thinking trolls only lived under bridges 🙄

 

CanadaRAM

macrumors G5

• Aug 11, 2007

• #11

What's the issue?

It's a third party touch screen mod to an Apple screen and the OP got all excited thinking they had something special. Fair enough.

Like Sesshi says, I was selling these 18 years ago with Apple 13" Color monitors. There were several different companies who did the mod.

OP: You need to identify who made the touchscreen modification, and contact them for drivers or support.
Do NOT open the back of the thing and fish around unless you know what you are doing around high voltages and have the correct tools. The Apple rep should be reprimanded for that suggestion.

Nothing to see here...