Mini cd in imac

is there any way to play a mini-DVD in an imac?

No unfortunately not.  You will have to somehow get the information transfered onto a full size CD/DVD in order for any Mac to read it.

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  • Has anyone set up a mac mini using an iMac

    I am trying to set up a mac mini with my iMac.  My end goal is to share files between the two and use my iMac 27" screen for the iMac and the mac mini.

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  • Real Life Mac Mini Performance vs iMac

    Hi Guys, 
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  • Can i sync my ipad mini to my imac snow leopard and then to my iphone4

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    I have this collection of photos from my iPhone and iMac and a couple of videos via iMac of my dead mum.
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    Then let me get this straight, for I'm obviously here because I don't know.
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    Csound1 On the meridian
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    Csound1 wrote:
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    Csound1 On the meridian
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  • Mac Mini to G4 iMac Flat Panel display ???

    Just scanned some pages back in this forum and couldn't see this as a topic-so I'll ask.
    I was wondering, if I had a 17" Flat Panel imac (even the 800Ghz version, or the 1Ghz or the !.25Ghz - or event the 20" [yummmmy] ) could I drive the mac mini via the iMacG4's highly versatile flat panel display ???
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    Anyway, but I had hoped to just plug a keyboard into 2005 'Twiggy" , use a VGA adaptor/er between the two machines, and use the 1.42 Ghz speed of the 'Twiggy' to display stuff (CS2 etc) on the Flat Panel's display (oxymoronic word usage here - I suppose). The Flat Panels do have an vga port - so why cant the cable go from the mac mini to the VGA port of the iMac ??? Are you saying ti's almost impossible - or are you refering to re-engineering???
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  • Connect Mac Mini 2011 to iMac 2010 via MiniDisplay Port?

    Thought I read somewhere that a Mac mini could be connected to a 27" iMac for display purposes. I have the 27" iMac from 2010 and it has the minidisplay port. I'm considering getting the new Mac Mini. Can the two be connected so that the iMac display also functions as a display for the Mac mini?
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  • Connect Mac Mini 2011 to iMac 2011 via Thunderbolt

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    I can't seem to find a straight answer on this.
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    Or you can just get an adapter and use your existing FireWire 400 cable.
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  • HDMI to mini-DisplayPort in iMac

    If I connect adapter mini-DisplayPort (to my iMac) and will be delivered HDMI signal from my console / DVD, is the external screen mode in a Mac you will see and hear, sound and video from the console / DVD?

    Yes.
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