Multiple Monitors

PsyKoRealm · 02-24-2002, 10:08 PM

I am hooking up 2 monitors to my computer via 2 video cards. (Geforce 1 and Voodo 3) does anyone know if i can hook up another keyboard and mouse so it can be used with the other monitor via USB. i know i can use progs to have mulitple desktops but i have not seen anything that said i can treat the enviroment as a separete computer. Basically i want to have 2 computers running on 1. DOnt' ask y.

Brad · 02-25-2002, 01:08 AM

you'll need to use some item of software that lets you do that, I've previously considered running two as one, it is a little more complex than connecting up two mice, keyboards and monitor

Tux · 02-25-2002, 01:42 AM

i must say i love my dual screen and never would go back

i dont acualy know if that is posable

iceheart · 02-25-2002, 03:38 AM

I've seen it done with a weird looking splitter box for mouse/keyboard and a special external (!!!) VGA card in some fashion, that was ages ago though.

warp_zero · 02-25-2002, 05:25 PM

probably not if microsoft has anything to say about it... i know it is very possible with linux however

Brad · 02-25-2002, 07:49 PM

ice, thats what I've seen too, it was in pcworld a long time ago, just a small article on a product for it US$195 back then

superart · 03-15-2002, 11:42 AM

i remember seeing a hardware/software combo that did that in an old tiger direct catalog. go to their website and look arround, or order their paper catalog, those things never change.

cristoff · 03-15-2002, 11:50 AM

There is actually a thing at Tigerdirect.com that does that... its like 50 bucks or something like tht... do you have a little sister that wants to go on when you do? hehe... j/k

later

superart · 03-21-2002, 03:58 PM

no, I used to subscribe to their catalog, and they always put it on the back cover or inside front cover. But they recently stopped sending me catalogs, i guese it was cus i never actualy bought anything from them.

icel0rd · 04-15-2002, 05:33 PM

I know this is an old thread, but an EXCELLENT application that allows you to run more than 1 OS on the same machine at the same time is vmware.

I used to run Linux as my base OS and I'd run windows virtual machines at work for testing things so I would not have to build another stinking machine. It rocks and its only 200 bucks. If you are devious enough, you can run it indefinitely for free, but don't ask me how to do it.

If anyone chooses to do this, I'd recommend that you have 384 megs or more of ram and a fast disk subsystem i.e raid array. Running 2 OSes will bring a slow system to a crawl.

-Ice-

icel0rd · 04-15-2002, 05:34 PM

Oh, one more thing. Your base OS must be NT4, Win2k, XP, or Linux. I can't remember if Solaris is an acceptable base OS.

Check it out on http://www.vmware.com

02-24-2002, 10:08 PM	#1
PsyKoRealm Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UC Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 38	Multiple Monitors I am hooking up 2 monitors to my computer via 2 video cards. (Geforce 1 and Voodo 3) does anyone know if i can hook up another keyboard and mouse so it can be used with the other monitor via USB. i know i can use progs to have mulitple desktops but i have not seen anything that said i can treat the enviroment as a separete computer. Basically i want to have 2 computers running on 1. DOnt' ask y. __________________ Athlon T-Bird XP 1700+ (1.43@2.0) PURE HSF BABY!!!!!!! EPOX NForce2 EP-8RDA 256MB DDR400 300w PSU 20GIG Western Digital 40GIG Quantum Fireball MSI Gefore 4 Ti4200 @ 280 / 610 48X Lite-On @ 52X Fireware Flash 16X DVD SBLive! Value 10/100 LAN Zalman HSF

02-25-2002, 01:08 AM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	you'll need to use some item of software that lets you do that, I've previously considered running two as one, it is a little more complex than connecting up two mice, keyboards and monitor __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

02-25-2002, 05:25 PM	#5
warp_zero Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: A.D. 2101 Posts: 65	probably not if microsoft has anything to say about it... i know it is very possible with linux however __________________ sub_light@yahoo.com long live TRAAM-II

02-25-2002, 07:49 PM	#6
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	ice, thats what I've seen too, it was in pcworld a long time ago, just a small article on a product for it US$195 back then __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-15-2002, 11:42 AM	#7
superart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: FL Posts: 787	i remember seeing a hardware/software combo that did that in an old tiger direct catalog. go to their website and look arround, or order their paper catalog, those things never change. __________________ When you do things right, people won't be sure youv'e done anything at all. Looking to buy/trade for used Deep Fryer and Vacume Pack Sealer.

02-25-2002, 01:42 AM	#3
Tux Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dunedin New Zealand Posts: 23	i must say i love my dual screen and never would go back i dont acualy know if that is posable

02-25-2002, 03:38 AM	#4
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	I've seen it done with a weird looking splitter box for mouse/keyboard and a special external (!!!) VGA card in some fashion, that was ages ago though.

03-15-2002, 11:50 AM	#8
cristoff Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mass Posts: 185	There is actually a thing at Tigerdirect.com that does that... its like 50 bucks or something like tht... do you have a little sister that wants to go on when you do? hehe... j/k later __________________ fr33t3chi3

03-21-2002, 03:58 PM	#9
superart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: FL Posts: 787	no, I used to subscribe to their catalog, and they always put it on the back cover or inside front cover. But they recently stopped sending me catalogs, i guese it was cus i never actualy bought anything from them. __________________ When you do things right, people won't be sure youv'e done anything at all. Looking to buy/trade for used Deep Fryer and Vacume Pack Sealer.

04-15-2002, 05:33 PM	#10
icel0rd Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Where even the devil wont go Posts: 103	I know this is an old thread, but an EXCELLENT application that allows you to run more than 1 OS on the same machine at the same time is vmware. I used to run Linux as my base OS and I'd run windows virtual machines at work for testing things so I would not have to build another stinking machine. It rocks and its only 200 bucks. If you are devious enough, you can run it indefinitely for free, but don't ask me how to do it. If anyone chooses to do this, I'd recommend that you have 384 megs or more of ram and a fast disk subsystem i.e raid array. Running 2 OSes will bring a slow system to a crawl. -Ice- __________________ Redhat 8 Gigabyte GA-7dpxdw+ w/dual modded AXP 1800+ CPUs running at AXP 2000+ speed 1 512 meg crucial ECC DDR 2100 1 512 meg Infineon PC2700 Sblive Value Geforce 4 Ti4600 Deskstar 60 gig drive (1)K4.1 waterblock (.5" barbs) (1) Maze 3 waterblock (.5" barbs) Black Ice Rad TopFin 250gph pump 1/2" OD Vinyl hose (yep, vinyl)

04-15-2002, 05:34 PM	#11
icel0rd Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Where even the devil wont go Posts: 103	Oh, one more thing. Your base OS must be NT4, Win2k, XP, or Linux. I can't remember if Solaris is an acceptable base OS. Check it out on http://www.vmware.com __________________ Redhat 8 Gigabyte GA-7dpxdw+ w/dual modded AXP 1800+ CPUs running at AXP 2000+ speed 1 512 meg crucial ECC DDR 2100 1 512 meg Infineon PC2700 Sblive Value Geforce 4 Ti4600 Deskstar 60 gig drive (1)K4.1 waterblock (.5" barbs) (1) Maze 3 waterblock (.5" barbs) Black Ice Rad TopFin 250gph pump 1/2" OD Vinyl hose (yep, vinyl)

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