Using 2006 iMac as a monitor for Mac Book Pro 2012

I want to connect my 2006 17" inch iMac with Mac Boon Pro and use it as extra monitor. Can you please suggest me how to do this and the kind of cables I should buy?

Other than the software listed above, which may or may not meet your expectations, you cannot do it. Your iMac is not capable of video in.

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