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Dual Screen
- Thread starter TheG00n
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The MacBook you can run as a dual screen computer, i.e. if you hook up a monitor then you can gain extra desktop space.
The iMac you can only screen mirror I believe, i.e. if you hook a monitor it will display what you see on the iMac screen.
Now I am not sure about your question, are you asking if you can use the iMac as a second screen for the MacBook?
Short answer, no.
The iMac you can only screen mirror I believe, i.e. if you hook a monitor it will display what you see on the iMac screen.
Now I am not sure about your question, are you asking if you can use the iMac as a second screen for the MacBook?
Short answer, no.
No.
It would be a nice little project to modify the iMac (remove the computer and just make it a large monitor) if you are technically minded, somewhere there is a website that shows you how it would be theoretically possible but there is a lot of DIY electronics involved. I am an electronics engineer and I would think twice about it.
No, you won't be able to do that.
15" CRTs are dirt cheap. You should be able to find one for free without any trouble at all.
15" CRTs are dirt cheap. You should be able to find one for free without any trouble at all.
There's also something called Time Machine in Leopard.
Not that Time Machine or Screen Sharing have anything at all to do with what the OP is asking...
Not that Time Machine or Screen Sharing have anything at all to do with what the OP is asking...