Plug macbook air 2,1 to 27' screen

Hello
I've got a Macbook air 2,1 (2009 ?) and I just bought a Macbook Pro 15' with a Thunderbolt Display 27'.
Since my Air is not equiped with a thunderbolt plug, (but with stricly similar shape plug for VGA adaptor), do you know if there is a alternative solution to use it with my new giant screen ?
thanks for your reply...
Bonjour,
J'ai un macbook Air de la génération 2,1 (2009) et je viens d'acheter un Macbook pro 15' associé à un écran 27' thunderbolt
Mon Air n'a pas la prise thunderbolt mais une entrée strictement similaire en forme qui sert à "pluger" un adaptateur VGA, connaitriez vous une solution alternative pour brancher mon nouvel écran géant svp ?
merci !

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Well. First of all, if your MacBook Air, if it's a 2009 MacBook Air, has got a Mini DisplayPort. Thunderbolt is just the same connector as the Mini DisplayPort but with the ability to transfer data using it apart from image.
Reading that, you shouldn't have any problem using your Thunderbolt Display with the MacBook Air if you connect both with a Mini DisplayPort cable, but the Thunderbolt Display firmware only allows to use it with Thunderbolt-equipped Macs, so the Thunderbolt Display won't work with your MacBook Air

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