ADC port from VGA?

My brother's Sawtooth G4 has a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card in it and because it's a Sawtooth the ADC port on it doesn't work but the VGA does. Is there a way I can get an adapter that will let me connect my CRT Apple Studio Display that has the ADC connector to it? Or do I have to tell him to get the Gigabit ethernet logic board and power supply?

Is there a way I can get an adapter that will let me connect my CRT Apple Studio Display that has the ADC connector to it?
No.
Or do I have to tell him to get the Gigabit ethernet logic board and power supply?
Getting an entire Gigabit Ethernet would be easier, and probably as cheap, or cheaper.

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