> Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:29:10 +0200 > From: "Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Edubuntu - configuring for multiple monitor support > To: edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi Tom > > Tom Reaney wrote: > > I would like to use Edubuntu and OpenOffice Impress to drive three > > seperate VGA video outputs for three monitors functioning as > > message/information screens in a Secondary School. > > Would these displays have to display the same information, or different > slideshows?
>>> Different slideshows > Assuming I put an appropriate video card in the PC - suggestions for ISA > > cards and drivers would be appreciated - is Impress capable of driving > > three seperate video outputs simultaneously? > > Perhaps you mean PCI or AGP slots? ISA cards aren't supported in many > Linux distributions. ISA slots are those big old black slots (picture on > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Standard_Architecture). >>> Mea culps I did of course mean PCI not ISA! I've read previously that if you want to have unique content on each > display, you can only go up to 2. I think that you'll be able to get a > cloned output with 3 displays with the tool that is available from the > Preferences menu (Labeled Screen Resolution). Do you already have the > hardware? >>> No I don't have the hardware. I'm now thinking that I'll just use 3 seperate PC's to simplify matters. -Jonathan > >
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