Connection iMac and macbook pro retina

I am newbie to mac and apple computers. I just bought the mac book pro retina display. My lab owns an iMac which I have no idea what the model is (probably before mid 2011). I am trying to use my iMac as an external display from my macbook pro retina. Do you think it would work with mini display cable or thunderbolt cable. I am trying to avoid paying for thunderbolt cable as they are so much more expensive than mini display port. Thanks

Although Target Display Mode was offered on some previous iMacs, I understand that it is not available on the Retina 5K (supposedly because the current DisplayPort standard doesn't support a high enough refresh rate to drive a 5K display).

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