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Mac Mini G4 - OS 9 & 10.5 Compatible Touch Pannel - Does it Exist?

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SabithaSuki:
So the title summarises my dilemma. I am looking for a 15' touch screen I can use with OS 9 and 10.5 for my Mac Mini G4 inside of a iMac G3 Case mod.

I want to know if such a thing exists, and how can it be done, or if I am better off biting the bullet and getting a generic 15 inch LCD for the mod instead.

I heard eLo had drivers for certain devices, but I can't find them anywhere out on the open web, so I'm already off to a rocky start.

aBc:
Looks like oldest / earliest, available from eLo would be their Legacy | MultiTouch Driver for MacOS 10.6 thru 10.12.So maybe that’s a no-go. Sorry, no help.

https://www.elotouch.com/support/downloads#/category/346LYmeuAUEI4Qa0sSyiSa/os/5saTtClhYscKqi28scSqss

So you’re trying to place a screen in / on an iMac G3 case (with a G4 Mac mini inside)?
Interesting idea. ;) Happy hunting.

All touch screens that I saw during a very limited, quick search, used newer connections like USB-C.

Jubadub:
IIRC there is a specific iMac G3 2nd party or 3rd party model which did precisely that, at least for OS 9. OS X 10.5 does not boot on G3s AFAIK, though, but 10.4 does.

I forgot their names and stuff, though. But it is a thing. And it is rare IIRC.

There was also a different vendor that did provide such an add-on. Again, I forgot where I saw it, but I think it was YouTube, or the Macintosh Garden. Or was it here?

aBc:
Alas, Adam Rosen is no more (2019). And the Vintage Mac Museum itself was liquidated.
However, there may be some possibly related info on this page:

https://vintagemacmuseum.com/the-gemini-ibook-a-mac-os-9-touchscreen-tablet-mac/

Yet another breadcrumb along the path? ;)

SabithaSuki:

--- Quote from: Jubadub on March 20, 2024, 11:22:18 PM ---IIRC there is a specific iMac G3 2nd party or 3rd party model which did precisely that, at least for OS 9. OS X 10.5 does not boot on G3s AFAIK, though, but 10.4 does.

I forgot their names and stuff, though. But it is a thing. And it is rare IIRC.

There was also a different vendor that did provide such an add-on. Again, I forgot where I saw it, but I think it was YouTube, or the Macintosh Garden. Or was it here?

--- End quote ---

I'm using a G4 Mac Mini as a base.

G3 is just the housing. Either way Yeah I'm getting blanks here. I may consider going the raspberry pi or mini form factor approach as much as I feel it's a cop out, or just do a none touch screen model... temporarily.

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