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Will I be able to run my iBook with the LCD screen oh say about 6 feet away?
I plan on separating my screen, extending the connecting cable and reconnecting it.
Will it work?
:-)
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Originally posted by CyberGreg:
<STRONG>Will I be able to run my iBook with the LCD screen oh say about 6 feet away?
I plan on separating my screen, extending the connecting cable and reconnecting it.
Will it work?
:-)</STRONG>
Have you ever looked at one of those ribbon cables? I hope you're pretty handy with a soldering iron 
The only problem I could see is insufficient signal strength, resulting in poor image quality.
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WHY 
Why not just get a nice long usb cable and run your mouse and keyboard from 6 feet away. Then you can use the base of the ibook to stop the screen from falling over 
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A bit more info....
The iBook is going into my car...
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Originally posted by CyberGreg:
<STRONG>A bit more info....
The iBook is going into my car...
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Do you really need the full screen up at the front of the car? There's a guy who did this trick with his powerbook, but instead of cutting apart the powerbook, he used a docking station (there is one for the ibook) and ran a smaller LCD and button control panel up at the dash, so he could play mp3s, and pull the powerbook at his destination.
Victor Marks
lvmarks@mac.com
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Yeah I just found out about the Pathintosh. More info can be found
HERE
He's got a sweet setup. Thanks Victor.
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