Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-04 Thread Paul Tansom
** Tony Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-03 02:03]: > Paul Tansom wrote: > > [...] > > If you're wanting to have a play and/or are willing to take a risk (I've > > not checked the status recently) I seem to remember that the Linux BIOS > > project was able to run from a serial console. I keep th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-03 Thread Ian Pascoe
You got a dressing room? Impressive! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Harrison Sent: 02 October 2007 11:11 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP. I'm awa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Tony Travis
Paul Tansom wrote: > [...] > If you're wanting to have a play and/or are willing to take a risk (I've > not checked the status recently) I seem to remember that the Linux BIOS > project was able to run from a serial console. I keep thinking of trying > it myself, but haven't had the time or spare m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Paul Tansom
** Tony Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-02 13:56]: > Chris Rowson wrote: > >> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be > >> convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB > >> RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 seria

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Chris Rowson
Thanks Tony, That's something new for me to play with :-) Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Tony Travis
Chris Rowson wrote: >> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be >> convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB >> RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 serial port in >> an emergency! > > Hey Tony, > > I know it's a bi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Chris Rowson
> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be > convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB > RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 serial port in > an emergency! Hey Tony, I know it's a bit off-topic, but thought I'd be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Tony Travis
Kris Douglas wrote: > Kelkoo/ Scan/ Aria. Hello, Kris. I've just tried Kelkoo, but when I looked for Aria it said: "No products found in Computers & Software" Was there a particular brand that you had in mind? I *wish* I could use a laptop for this job, but it's not as easy as you might thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Tony Travis
Mark Harrison wrote: > [...] > For the record, I am aware of Google / Kelkoo... the reason that I'm > asking a human list on which I know there are people with similar setups > to mine rather than using Google / Kelkoo is to get personal > recommendation for a PRODUCT, not advice on which search

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Mark Harrison
Dave Walker wrote: > Mark, > > I'm disappointed, true geeks do it 'blind' and hope they are typing the > correct commands! :) > > Seriously tho, I would consider ebay - ie Item:180163351414 > > Kind Regards, > Dave Walker > Dave, Thanks for the link - I've bid, but the pricing is already up

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Dave Walker
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 11:11 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP. > > I'm aware of the £200ish "touchscreens"... I was hoping for something > more at the "digital photo frame" price point. > > M. Mark, I'm disappointed, true geeks do it 'blind' and hope they

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Kris Douglas
Kelkoo/ Scan/ Aria. On 02/10/2007, Tony Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark Harrison wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Slightly odd question. > > > > I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know) > > > > Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Tony Travis
Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > Slightly odd question. > > I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know) > > Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while, I > need to take a keyboard / monitor to them. > > I wondered whether anyone knew of a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Kris Douglas
Wouldnt the best idea be to use a VNC server? But there is always the options of those micro screens, you can get them to fit in 2 or 3 5.5inch bays in the front of machines. On 02/10/2007, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 02/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 02/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP. > > I'm aware of the £200ish "touchscreens"... I was hoping for something > more at the "digital photo frame" price point. > Could you hack a digital photo frame? :-) Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Mark Harrison
Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP. I'm aware of the £200ish "touchscreens"... I was hoping for something more at the "digital photo frame" price point. M. Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > Slightly odd question. > > I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know) >

[ubuntu-uk] Small TFT monitors....

2007-10-02 Thread Mark Harrison
Hi all, Slightly odd question. I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know) Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while, I need to take a keyboard / monitor to them. I wondered whether anyone knew of a SMALL TFT screen (like 7-8") that would