Back in 1991, I really, REALLY wanted one of these portrait displays - as I pecked away on my Classic trying to write my first lectures up in Aberdeen. Mind you, I have to admit that it was a vast step up from the Epson PC/XT I still had at home, and that I had bought as a starving student. It was that Classic, and knowing that there were such things as ... Portrait Monitors! ... (of all things!) produced by Apple that - I suppose - got me hooked. And here I am, still obsessed.
The prospect of handing the monitor on to that friend is looking harder and harder!

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Boy, I remember always wanting one of those as well...in fact, I just obtained an LCD mount that enables me to rotate the screen, and I use my PowerMac G4 (and my PeeCee at work) in portrait mode. It really makes much more sense (I spend 99% of my time reading/writing at the computer, and 0% watching movies). Seeing a whole page on the screen just makes so much more sense...

I would at least "try" it before passing it on } ...and if you like it, well, why not hang on to it? Using portrait monitors appears to be an acquired taste (otherwise more people would use them).