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psyjax:

quote:Originally posted by Vincent:
Ah, excellent. What I ment by quality degridation is that I was afraid some quality would be lost through the device which converts VGA interface to a Mac-compatible interface. In most analog devices such as monitors, converting the signal from one standard to another results in some degridation.
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Ya, I don't think you will have a problem at all. I have never seen this, and like I said, modern Mac's are compatible with all PC monitors.

Let me know what you think of Mac's once you get your new system!

Be warned, it will be different, so don't expect to be wood by it's charms right away. But you'll get it soon enugh, after all, it's a Mac       :D      

EDIT:

BTW, you should bookmark:

http://www.resexcellence.com/

It is an awsome source for tweaking OS X!

You are going to want to keep around OS 9 to run older software, some printer and scanner problems have occurd with my friends computer. Granted his printer and scanner are ancient! Another reason to keep around OS 9. (Keep an eye on the new OS X Jagware relese were most of these small kinks are gonna be resolved. Also, don't forget to d-load all of the OSX update patches from Apple, we are up to OS X 1.4, AutoUpdate rocks for this!)

Both OS's will prolly be installd on the same harddisk when you get your comp. Tomazimize performance you are going to want to do a clean install.

Before you start installing your software read the article on ResExcellence about creating swap partitions in OSX. It's pretty techy stuff, but well worth it, especially if you have low RAM.

After that, boot up from the OS 9 CD ( I like drive setup better than Disk Utility for OS X cuz it allows you to scale your drive to any size) and make three partitions on your drive. A small one for OS9 (this can be anything from 300MB to a several gigabits. It just depends how you plan to use OS 9 and organize your HD) finaly make one one for your swap (this size may vary, read the article).

This will wipe your hardrive clean and you are gonna have to reinstall from scratch. Don't worry, it's well worth it, and it's a quick painless install that is easy to customize.

Once you have it all set up, your in for a world of mindwarping goodness!

[ May 15, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax ]

ravuya:
Just wanted to point out that tower Macs use the DVI and ADC digital connectors for video; I believe there is still an analog VGA port (am I wrong?)

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