Firewire to VGA adapter for external monitor?

I have a mid-2011 iMac that only has one mini port for an external monitor, and one Firewire.


Is there a way to connect a monitor VGA connection to the Firewire port?



Thanks!



Rob



iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) -Running Mojave 10.13.6


Display



  • 21.5-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colors


  • Resolution: 1920 by 1080 pixels

Processor



  • 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache


  • 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache

  • Configurable to 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, only at the Apple Online Store.

Memory


4GB (two 2GB) of 1333MHz DDR3 memory


Configurable to 16GB, only at the Apple Online Store.

Storage1



  • 2.5 GHz

  • 500GB (7200 rpm) hard drive

  • 2.7 GHz

  • 1TB (7200 rpm) hard drive

  • Configurable to 2TB hard drive or 256GB solid-state second drive, only at the Apple Online Store.

Graphics



  • 2.5 GHz

  • AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory

  • 2.7 GHz

  • AMD Radeon HD 6770M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory

Video Support and Camera



  • FaceTime HD camera


  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to a 30-inch display (2560 by 1600 pixels) on an external display


  • Support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

Audio



  • Built-in stereo speakers


  • Two internal 17-watt high-efficiency amplifiers


  • Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack)


  • Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)


  • Built-in microphone


  • Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone

Connections and Expansion


 



  • One Thunderbolt port


  • Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (adapters sold separately)


  • One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts


  • Four USB 2.0 ports


  • SDXC card slot


  • Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)


  • Audio in/out


  • 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)


  • IR receiver

Input



  • Apple Wireless Keyboard

  • Full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad

  • Magic Mouse

  • Smooth, seamless Multi-Touch surface with support for simple gestures (scrolling and swiping). Click and double-click anywhere. Ambidextrous construction accommodates left- and right-handed users.

  • Magic Trackpad

  • Solid-state scrolling trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch and expand, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, rotate, screen zoom, scroll, click and drag, click drag and lock, secondary click A and B

Wireless



  • Wi-Fi

  • 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking;2 IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible

  • Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology


iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Aug 10, 2019 10:32 AM

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