IBook G3 with Mac Mini

I have a iBook G3 10.4.10; 800 MHz PowerPC; 640 MB SDRAM. I want to get a faster Mac Mini and hook it to my G3 and use the G3 as the monitor; therefore I dont have to buy a new monitor for the Mac mini. However what processor speed will be used? I will be only using th G3 as a monitor but it will be turned on while in use. While the Mac mini will be plugged into it. The bottom line is will I get a color wheel while performing simple functions on my mini while it is plugged into my G3.

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It's possible to use your iBook to control a Mac mini, but you'd need to use something like VNC - with the iBook running as the 'host' and mini running as 'client'. The mini would then show up as a window on the iBook screen, but it's doubtful that performance would be particularly great for anything but fairly basic work, and certainly not up to the power of the mini itself. The mini would run at it's normal speed of course, but the performance you'd see would be governed by how quickly the iBook could handle network data and refresh window content. Disabling all unnecessary processes in the iBook would help a little, but whether you'd find it acceptable depends on what you were trying to do.
I would look for an inexpensive display - possibly even a CRT type if funds are limited - and use the mini as a stand alone system for best performance and least complicated solution!

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