Connecting dual 23" monitors..

How do you do it ? - Apple makes you believe it is great to use 2 side by side monitors , IE for Aperture. I have an upgraded card in the G5 tower to allow both monitors.
There is no mention anywhere - once you buy these expensive monitors, as to how to connect them both to the back of the Computer !!!
There is a lonely spot for one Firewire 400 plug (one monitor). The monitor cables are way too short to take them around to the front of the box. I could not find a "splitter box" either and don't even know if they exist. How frustrating that this is not addressed by Apple !!

I guess I can just leave the firewire & USB cables on one of the monitors unhooked as a temp. solution. It just looks sloppy..

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