mac monitor

[NAH]

is there an adaptor so I could use a mac monitor on my PC? I've seen adapters the other way around, but was just wondering

[u_rebelscum]

is there an adaptor so I could use a mac monitor on my PC? I've seen adapters the other way around, but was just wondering

Yes, if the Mac monitor is a multiple frequency (aka resolution) monitor.  
(Fixed frequency monitors might work if you have the right video card and tell mame and windows to always run at that frequency.)

Next, you have to look and see if the monitor is seperated sync, composite sync, or sync on green.  Seperated sync is the easiest one, and the most common monitor; the adapters cost $5-$20 ($10 is good price).  Composite sync and sync on green adapter are more expensive since the sync signal needs to be combined by the adapter from the VGA's seperated sync signals.  Prices ran from $20 to $60.

(Prices may be old; I used to work for a company that sold these adapter a couple years ago, but it's now out of business.)

Finally, you need to know the monitor's cable pin plug type.  I'm assuming "DB-15"; the most common apple type, "D" shaped plug with two rows of pins, one of 7, the other with 8.  (VGA plug is sometimes called "HD-15" or "HDB-15")

Hmm, this adapter looks like the exact thing we sold; we charged $10 two years ago, so $13 not too bad.  You might find something cheaper.  *shrug*

Of course, if you have a different monitor (apple put out a bunch of different syncs, plugs, and frequencies), you'll need something else.  That site, above, has a lot of adapters to choose from.  If you aren't sure, ask (but I'll need some more info on your monitor).

[NAH]

I have a few monitors:

I have two
Apple Multiple Scan 15AV Display
Model Number M4681
with 13 of 15 pins

one
Macintosh 16" Color Display
Family Number M1298
with 15 pins

one
Apple Muliple Scan 17 Display
Family Number M2494
with 15 pins

I also have a
Apple Monochrome Monitor
Model Number A2M6010
with RCA out

I got these at a auction but don't really need them. I was trying to figure out what to do with them, either junk them or sell them, or give them away. I just thought I should find out a bit before I did anything

[u_rebelscum]

I have a few monitors:

I have two
Apple Multiple Scan 15AV Display
Model Number M4681
with 13 of 15 pins

Should work, they're "multiple scan" monitors which means multiple frequencies.  Neither the apple nor the VGA standard need all 15 pins, so it depends on which pins are missing (only really need 10 or 11).

one
Macintosh 16" Color Display
Family Number M1298
with 15 pins

IIRC, this one is either fixed frequecy or composite sync.  I.E.:  hard to use on a PC and current apples.

one
Apple Muliple Scan 17 Display
Family Number M2494
with 15 pins

This one should be a snap with the adapter I linked.

I also have a
Apple Monochrome Monitor
Model Number A2M6010
with RCA out

Do you mean it has one BNC connector?  (Very similar, except different impedence, IIRC, or am I thinking BNC vs thin ethernet?)  I think it can work with some older macs and an old griffen technologies adapter ("Mac Sync"), but not sure about current macs; almost possitive you need a video card able to do "B/W VGA" or "256 gray" if you want to use on a PC.

I got these at a auction but don't really need them. I was trying to figure out what to do with them, either junk them or sell them, or give them away. I just thought I should find out a bit before I did anything

I think three of the five would work fine with a $12-$20 adapter.  
I went to Frys this weekend and saw basically the same adapter I linked above going for $20, griffen looks like it has them for $16.

[AlanS17]

I saw the adapter at CompUSA just the other day in their brick-and-morter store.

[Tailgunner]

The last one is an Apple ][ monitor.  

[tom61]

You can hook up the Apple 2 monitor to a PC's TV (composite) out, if for some reason you want to use fuzzy monochrome monitor on a PC. Hmmm... I guess that'd be cool to use with an Apple 2 emu, if you used to have with a monochrome display.