Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-23 Thread Matthias Bethke
Hi Mark, on Tuesday, 2005-12-20 at 07:40:42, you wrote: [thin client] I'm sure that's possible. I could even use her current Win ME box in some sort of dual boot config I suppose. However the reason I didn't start with that idea is that I am not there to hand hold her. If she's running Gnome

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-23 Thread Phil Sexton
Matthias Bethke wrote: I got a Linux box for my mum as well after her Mac died, so I know it's near impossible to teach some people about folder structures :) I have taught a few computer classes and that is one of the things I emphasized, no matter what the operating system. I have a

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-23 Thread Phil Sexton
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[gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, My dad had raised the question recently about getting my mom, now 76,using Linux. We went down the path of looking for a new machine but decided to put it off until after Christmas. I recently started wondering about using a single computer for two separate people. Can X do this?

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Andres Becerra Sandoval
On 12/20/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, My dad had raised the question recently about getting my mom, now 76,using Linux. We went down the path of looking for a new machine but decided to put it off until after Christmas. I recently started wondering about using a single

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On 12/20/05, Andres Becerra Sandoval [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/20/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I added a second VGA adapter, PCI based, and specifically made sure it was something different from the NVidia he has installed, and then added a USB keyboard and mouse,

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On 12/20/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/20/05, Andres Becerra Sandoval [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/20/05, Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I added a second VGA adapter, PCI based, and specifically made sure it was something different from the NVidia he has

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Phil Sexton
Mark Knecht wrote: Hi, My dad had raised the question recently about getting my mom, now 76,using Linux. We went down the path of looking for a new machine but decided to put it off until after Christmas. I recently started wondering about using a single computer for two separate people. Can

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On 12/20/05, Phil Sexton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: Hi, My dad had raised the question recently about getting my mom, now 76,using Linux. We went down the path of looking for a new machine but decided to put it off until after Christmas. I recently started wondering

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Phil Sexton
Mark Knecht wrote: I'm sure that's possible. I could even use her current Win ME box in some sort of dual boot config I suppose. However the reason I didn't start with that idea is that I am not there to hand hold her. If she's running Gnome how do I ensure that everything is saved on the main

Re: [gentoo-user] Generic 2 monitor/2 keyboard question

2005-12-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On 12/20/05, Phil Sexton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: I'm sure that's possible. I could even use her current Win ME box in some sort of dual boot config I suppose. However the reason I didn't start with that idea is that I am not there to hand hold her. If she's running