Connect that old Apple display to a new Mac to give it new life<article>
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<p>From 1999 until 2016, Apple released and continued to sell a series of external digitally connected displays optimized for Mac users. The displays started with DVI connectors, shifted to the Apple-made ADC connection, then back to DVI, expanded to dual-link DVI, pivoted to industry-standard Mini DisplayPort, and finally ended with Thunderbolt 2 connectors. (It’s only last year that Apple announced it would restart making monitors with its own Thunderbolt 3 display, the Pro Display XDR, and began shipping it in December for a minimum of $5,000.)</p><p>And, gosh, do a lot of those older Apple monitors remain out in the field and in use. Apple never releases much in the way of unit sales, but it’s a fair guess that several million displays were sold. While monitors dim and components fail over time, re-using an external Apple display with a new USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 Mac remains one of top questions Macworld gets from its readers</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3534509/connect-old-apple-display-to-a-new-mac-to-give-it-new-life.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Connect that old Apple display to a new Mac to give it new life
