THE ANSWER The reason the DVI cable included with the new monitor didn’t fit, is that the connector on the back of the computer was not DVI at all. Neither was it VGA or S-Video. It was DMS-59.

It's the adapter you've never heard of, and whose name trips off the tongue — the Belkin F2E9142-WHT ADC to DVI cable. But its importance is such that AppleInsider forum members were clamoring ...