Biege G3 Monitor Works but can't see the Dock or apple menu

While my G5 is in the shop, trying to use my G3 with either a VGA or my 23 inch Cinema display. It boots fine with one or both monitors connected but I can't see the dock or any of the applications - especially the preferences panel, I manage to get open (I used a keyboard shortcut to get the applications window open). I can drag the window back and forth across the monitors so in that way it's acting like it's in a two-monitor setup. I can open (and see) the force quit window which tells me the preferences panel is open - but where the heck is it?
I've zapped the pram more than once and restarted using a dvi to vga converter but neither has made a difference.
I'm guessing I'm running 10.1 but, as it's been awhile and I can't see the apple menu, not sure. I tried starting in classic to see if I could get to the preferences panel that way but it hangs on the grey screen.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Do you have any kind of cable or video-adapter plugged into any of the other video output ports: Macintosh-video or RCA-video out? Even if there is not a monitor, the cable or adapter alone may trick the video card into thinking one is present.
(Another interesting behavior with dual monitors in OSX: Usually the Dock follows the monitor on which the Menu Bar is located when you have the Dock positioned at the bottom. But if you use the left or right position, it goes to whichever monitor is on the left or right, no matter which one has the Menu Bar.)

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