Re: Two Monitors

[Britton <fsblk@aurora.alaska.edu>]

I read an article in LJ describing the Metro-X server (I think that was it
anyway), which can drive multiple video cards (though only with the right
cards).  I don't know if Xfree has any support for this sort of thing, or
exactly how it would shake out with interrupts and such.  I too am
interested in this.  If you find anything else out let me know.

On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Richard L Shepherd wrote:

> Has anyone any experience in using two monitors on one machine.  I'm
> thinking particularly of X.  I can get a second video card (which I guess
> is mandatory or there'd be nowhere to plug the second one in right?).
> 
> What I'm really interested in is getting the tow side-by-side and having X
> treat them as one big screen (similar to the way Macintosh's can do this).
> Is this possible?  Or is my best bet to run up X :0 and X :1 and use
> <Ctrl-Alt-F[78]> to switch between them?
> 
> I'd be interested to hear...
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