On 17 Dec 03, at 13:58, Mark Koan wrote: > my friend wants to network a pc, a linux box and a > mac, but he wants to only use one monitor for the > three machines. So if i give him a mac, he'll need > some sort of adapter to use with the monitor switcher? > Does anyone know even what sort of monitor switcher > could do this? > > But the main question is should i give him a ci or LC > 475? I'd rather him have the ci for its coproccesor, > but i suspect there would be monitor issues worse with > the ci to use with a generic adapter? is this true?
The IIci? A great machine in it's time [and still is] however it's only capable of 8 bit [256] colors up to 640x480 [with the exception of the 640 x 870 mono portrait display at 4 bit greyscale]. - The 475 at least can display 16 bit [1000's] colors at 832x624 and 8 bit color up to a 1152x870 display if it's on board VRAM is maxed out to 1MB. What would you pay for a "full" '040 coprocessor? $1? $5? no more surely, and that's easily swapped over. Whichever Mac you decide on, will require an adapter for the monitor, but these usually have dip-switches [and instructions] for setting it to a fixed screen display or to a multisync up to 21 inch, depending on the Mac and it's video capabilities and the display unit. For a switch-box you can go for either a KVM or an inexpensive manual switch-box. The manual type is easy to implement but the display is usually not quite as good as what you can achieve with a KVM. However, the manual switch is quite workable all the same. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
