iMac Hacking




I have a dead 20" iMac G5 aka "iPicture" that {Apple sez..} has a FUBAR
"logic board".

No, it's not one of the several iPictures covered by their recalls,
& will cost $800 to repair.... so forget THAT..

So the question is: what else can we with the display? Is there any
published data on the interface to the LCD, and such?

We're thinking maybe a MythTV display, maybe use it in the garage on our
homebuilt code-scanning/car diagnostic box, or....

We're not in any way thinking this is a plug & play project; the
3 EE's involved are saying "It looks cold outside and this could keep us
busy..."

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A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@xxxxxxx
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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