That is not true. I have had my Mac mini since 2014, and have never had a monster connected to it. And it works just fine.
> On Mar 25, 2020, at 8:26 AM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: > > The Mac mini requires that you have a monitor connected to it in order for it > to work. If you either don’t have a monitor, or don’t want to use one, you > can use a DVI to HDMI adapter to fool the Mac mini into thinking a monitor is > connected. These adapters used to be included with a Mac mini, but are no > longer. You must purchase the adapter separately. > > - Brad - > > > On Mar 25, 2020, at 04:02, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se > <mailto:and...@pipkrokodil.se>> wrote: > > Hi! > No need to worry. > It will be detected as soon as you turn it on. > But i’ll have a usb keyboard handy if it won’t work for some reason. > You can just turn on VoiceOver with cmd f5 and follow the instructions. > Good luck. > /A > >> 25 mars 2020 kl. 09:53 skrev 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>: >> >> Thanks to everyone who responded about the builtin 2018 model >> Mac Mini speaker. It seems likely it's sufficiently usable for initial >> installation and configuration. I like to keep things as simple as >> possible when I bring up a new device for the first time. There's always >> the rest of my life with that device for getting more nuanced and full >> featured. >> >> So, now that I've ordered my Mini and have an estimated delivery date, >> I'm wondering how I will interact with it. >> >> As a blind person, I'm assuming I can skip hooking up a monitor. That's >> a nuance for later,imo, for working with sighted colleagues in the home >> office. >> >> But, what about input? The only Mac keyboard I have is the one I ordered >> with my Mini, and it's bluetooth, unlikely to be delivered before the >> Mini itself. >> >> Can I use a standard PC 104-key USB keyboard? I have several of these, >> with no extra keys. They're just the basic PC configuration. Will the >> Mini work with that, at least through initial configuration? Can I set >> my passwords and my network connection that way and worry about my Apple >> bluetooth keyboard later? >> >> I'm also assuming the old guidance about blind people configuring their >> Apple machine still holds true? "Just wait, and Voice Over will turn >> itself on after a time." Is that still so? I've actually only gone >> through that process once--abut 6 years ago when I got my Airbook. >> >> Thanks again for all guidance. It's much appreciated. >> >> Best, >> >> Janina >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka >> >> Linux Foundation Fellow >> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org >> <http://a11y.org/> >> >> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) >> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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