MacBook Pro - Using a MBP as the primary monitor for an old G4 tower...

zaneschwab · zaneschwab #1 (**permalink**)

04-07-2009, 10:31 AM

I have an old G4 "quicksilver" tower with no monitor and I am wanting to use my 15" MBP as the monitor for it. Does anyone know a simple way of connecting the two so I can see the contents on my G4?

Thanks

B&O · B&O #2 (**permalink**)

04-07-2009, 10:41 AM

Can we have more info about the tower? What OS is it running?

zaneschwab · zaneschwab #3 (**permalink**)

04-07-2009, 10:46 AM

Yea sorry, I haven't used it in 2 years so I think it is some version or Tiger. My MBP is running the most recent version of Leopard.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #4 (**permalink**)

04-07-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by zaneschwab

I have an old G4 "quicksilver" tower with no monitor and I am wanting to use my 15" MBP as the monitor for it.

There isn't any simple way to do this. The MacBook Pro is not a monitor and has no input to be used as such. If you want to use a monitor, then use a monitor... not a notebook computer.

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Does anyone know a simple way of connecting the two so I can see the contents on my G4?

Thanks

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kgeier82 · kgeier82 #5 (**permalink**)

04-08-2009, 11:09 AM

you could always use "logmein"

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Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 2	04-07-2009, 10:31 AM I have an old G4 "quicksilver" tower with no monitor and I am wanting to use my 15" MBP as the monitor for it. Does anyone know a simple way of connecting the two so I can see the contents on my G4? Thanks
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