davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (02/07/90)
CCC has announced a new VGA card which supports two monitors on two
DB-15 ports, and up to four of the cards may be used in a single
machine, allowing eight displays on a system.
The system supports graphics at 640x480x256 and 800x600x16, as well as
the usual text modes in 80 or 132 columns.
Colorgraphic Communications Corp
5388 New Peachtree Rd
Atlanta GA 30366
+1 404 455-3921
Disclamer: haven't tried it, just thought it answered the questions
about "can a PC have more than one display?"
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bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -mekaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) (02/08/90)
In article <2099@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes: > CCC has announced a new VGA card which supports two monitors on two >DB-15 ports, and up to four of the cards may be used in a single >machine, allowing eight displays on a system. I would like to suggest, for clarity, that we, in the industry, adopt the X Windows definition of display, e.g.: display = screen(s) + keyboard + mouse, screen = monitor(s) + adapter, etc. Thus, "multihead display" on a pc makes sense, but "eight displays" on a pc doesn't, but "eight screens" on a pc would. Note: this is not a flame, just a suggestion!!!!! I hope this doesn't seem to picky. Chewey, get us outta here! kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propeller Labs Kaleb Keithley
brothers@jetsun.WEITEK.COM (bill brothers) (02/10/90)
In article <2765@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) writes: >In article <2099@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes: >> CCC has announced a new VGA card which supports two monitors on two >>DB-15 ports, and up to four of the cards may be used in a single >>machine, allowing eight displays on a system. > >I would like to suggest, for clarity, that we, in the industry, adopt the X >Windows definition of display, e.g.: > display = screen(s) + keyboard + mouse, > screen = monitor(s) + adapter, >etc. > >Thus, "multihead display" on a pc makes sense, but "eight displays" on a pc >doesn't, but "eight screens" on a pc would. >Kaleb Keithley Actually, you are somewhat incorrect. First, I would second your request to adopt the X terminology. Second, there are several companies making multi-display options (using X terminology). Two that come to mind are SunRiver, and the AMI UnTerminal. These are being used in the UNIX and DOS community to provide multiple EGA/VGA displays, keyboards, and mice. I have no connection with these companies and have never used their products. Therefore, I can't say how well it works, but I have seen them at trade shows, and they seem to do ok. Bill brothers@weitek.COM
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) (02/10/90)
In article brothers@jetsun.WEITEK.COM (bill brothers) writes: >In article kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) writes: >>I would like to suggest, for clarity, that we, in the industry, adopt the X >>Windows definition of display, e.g.: >> display = screen(s) + keyboard + mouse, >> screen = monitor(s) + adapter, >>etc. >> >>Thus, "multihead display" on a pc makes sense, but "eight displays" on a pc >>doesn't, but "eight screens" on a pc would. > >Actually, you are somewhat incorrect. First, I would second your request >to adopt the X terminology. Second, there are several companies making >multi-display options (using X terminology). Two that come to mind Actually, I am correct. The O'Reilly Xlib Programming Manual, volume one defines a display: "...a display is defined as a workstation consisting of a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, and one or more screens. Multiple screens can work together, with mouse movement allowed to cross physical screen boundaries. As long as multiple screens are controlled by a single user with a single keyboard and pointing device, they comprise only a single display." Chewey, get us outta here! kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propeller Labs Kaleb Keithley