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Article #41894Re: Multihead display for PC
From: Kaleb Keithley
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1990 18:32
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1990 18:32
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In article <2099@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes:
> CCC has announced a new VGA card which supports two monitors on two
>DB-15 ports, and up to four of the cards may be used in a single
>machine, allowing eight displays on a system.
I would like to suggest, for clarity, that we, in the industry, adopt the X
Windows definition of display, e.g.:
display = screen(s) + keyboard + mouse,
screen = monitor(s) + adapter,
etc.
Thus, "multihead display" on a pc makes sense, but "eight displays" on a pc
doesn't, but "eight screens" on a pc would.
Note: this is not a flame, just a suggestion!!!!!
I hope this doesn't seem to picky.
Chewey, get us outta here!
kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propeller Labs
Kaleb Keithley
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