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In article <1d4t81k.dmd6wf1iew9xeN@pwomar.demon.co.uk>,
Newsmaster@pwomar.demon.co.uk (Paul Womar) wrote:

> <simon> wrote:
> 
> > PS - Paul Womar states that Macs can run op to 4 monitors. This is
> > incorrect,
> 
> I wonder where I got this from then, maybe it is the number of monitors
> that some Windows version was boasting it could/would support.

It's because a large number of Macs had three slots plus support
for one monitor supplied from the motherboard.

I would like to take this opportunity to scream very loud
                      "VDUs ARE NOT MONITORS !"

VDU are Visual Display Units.  They have screens and keyboards and
communicate with a computer through a serial connection.  They're
used as terminals for minis and mainframes.

Simon.
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