Lisah! Woot!!!

Good lord. We're getting a Mac Mini here to replace a co-worker's PowerMac 7600 (yes, you read that right). We're not getting a monitor from Apple, because -- expensive -- and the purchasing manager just asked me "To be sure, I can order a regular monitor that will not need any device to hook up to the mac, right?"

All I need to tell her is that any new monitor will work with the Mini, right? I don't need to get into "DVI" and other terms that will just confuse her?

All I need to tell her is that any new monitor will work with the Mini, right? I don't need to get into "DVI" and other terms that will just confuse her?

Yes. Although there is a resolution limit. And even though my 1600x1200 DVI LCD monitor falls within those limits it still doesn't display right on the Mini.

Any normal-sized monitor will work fine. If she's gonna used a big monitor, check the specs at apple.com.

The Mini has a DVI output, but it has an adapter for regular VGA.

Any normal-sized monitor will work fine. If she's gonna used a big monitor, check the specs at apple.com.

Yeah, it'll be a normal-sized monitor, prolly a 19-inch CRT.

Huh. I remember when 19-inch was huge....

I don't like a monitor to be too big. It hurts my eyes!

I don't like a monitor to be too big. It hurts my eyes!

There's no such thing as a monitor that is too big.

Yes, I do have my Mac Mini hooked up to a 42" screen.

Yes, I do have my Mac Mini hooked up to a 42" screen.

OW!

This computer has a 20" LCD and a 17" CRT, soon the 17" will be replaced with a 23" LCD. There is no such thing as too much screen.

There is no such thing as too much screen.

I agree. I have two 17" LCDs connected via a dual graphics card. Very cool. It's nice to have two maximized windows open for certain tasks.

Try Add/Remove Hardware and reinstall the mouse drivers?

That did it. Sometimes I need to be reminded of the obvious!

Though still weird that it happened at all.