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  • 28-02-2011 8:24pm
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    Discodog
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    Can a Mac Mini be linked to a Power Book so that it uses the PB's display & keyboard ?. I noticed that, for example, that some studio programs allow a mini mac to run as a node to the main computer.

    I love my old 17'' PB G4. It's perfect for 80% of my usage but sometimes I need a bit better performance.


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    Stainless_Steel
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    You can control the mac mini using screen sharing (VNC) if that's any use?

    Both macs must be networked for this.


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    whoopdedoo
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    Discodog wrote: »
    Can a Mac Mini be linked to a Power Book so that it uses the PB's display & keyboard ?. I noticed that, for example, that some studio programs allow a mini mac to run as a node to the main computer.

    I love my old 17'' PB G4. It's perfect for 80% of my usage but sometimes I need a bit better performance.

    it seems you can, a quick google threw up this detailed description

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661


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    brav
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    whoopdedoo wrote: »
    it seems you can, a quick google threw up this detailed description

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661

    what you linked to is Target disk mode, this allows access to the hard drive, not what OP was looking for.

    OP as Stainless_Steel said you could use VNC etc on Powerbook to control mac mini but not ideal for what you want


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    acous
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭acous


    I've used Teleport for this. Had some issues getting it running on my newest machine, but once set up it works beautifully.


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