Imac dome to mini mac

I have an imac dome that works great on the kitchen counter. I would like to drop a mini mac in it to bring it up to date. the question is how do connect the monitor? I am not concerned about using the disk dirve. Anyone try it??

Because of the round shape of the iMac G4 versus the square shape of the Mac mini, I will not work. In order to power up the iMac G4's display, most if it has to remain in place. The iMac will not power up unless it passes the startup self test.
Also, how would you access the Mac mini's optical drive and ports inside the dome, if you somehow manage to clear enough volume to put the Mac mini inside.

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