Re: Dual monitors

[TANZEEM <tanzeem@bangla.net>]

I am interested in using dual monitors, will appreciate any info on this
issue.

I heard that two monitors can be used simultanously, one for the source
program, other having the output. I think something like a combination of
MDA and VGA works, but for that do I have to run any special driver? What
is a Window Manager? Is it a third party program?

In a super-large seamless desktop with more than 1 monitor, will it hold
the same content, or the screen will be devided in proportion? Is there a
way to configure?

Is it possible to make each one a discrete display and have different
window or output? Is there some seperate utility or third party program
that is needed?

I have a dream some years ago, when I first saw networking, that is, a
bunch of nodes/terminals. My Idea was: Let's say, there are ten monitors in
a row, and a car starts racing from the first monitor, and gradually it
finishes in the last one. In this process, I thought some interesting
things will be clear to me, like networking, data transfer between
programs, marshelling etc. (oops!). I was stuck with just one big problem,
I didn''t have ten monitors in the first place to start with, then I didn't
know how to connect them, etcetra etcetra.. Some thought. 

Naeeym.

At 09:11 PM 2/7/00 -0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 15:17:51 -0800 
>DenKar GamaSeven <gama7@pokemonmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Has anybody worked with dual monitors?? 
>
>I'm typing on a system with twin 21" monitors, and my box at work
>has three heads.  A friend has a 2x3 array of six monitors above his
>desk.  So yes, it Xinerama works quite well in the current XFree86
>snapshots.  You can make one super-large seamless desktop (my
>preference), or make each one a discrete display and run seperate
>window managers on each (even different window managers on each if
>you want).
>
>> I've heard of to use a monochrome monitor to debug games, by
>> simply connecting the MDA and VGA together. 
>
>On ISA systems you can drive an MGA and a VGA card simultaneously.
>You cannot drive multiple VGA cards due to conflicts.  On PCI or
>AGP/PCI systems you can run multiple PCI video cards, or a mix of
>AGP and PCI video cards (such as I have) given a little care on
>interrupt assignments.
>
><<Here's praying for system architectures with multiple IOAPICs>>.
>
>> Is there any risk by doing this?? 
>
>I have not done this with non PCI systems, so I can't comment well.
>With PCI systems I'm not aware of any risk.
>
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