RE: Turn Laptop into an extra monitor for your PC

["Don McAllister" <donmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oops!

Quite right Keith, Pete Shew pointed this out earlier so I stand corrected!

I'll have to give it the once over.

Cheers
Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 14 December 2004 19:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Turn Laptop into an extra monitor for your PC
>
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Looked at the link you gave and it seems to be a different type of
> application.
>
> It says
>
> "Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard
between
> multiple
> computers with different operating systems without special hardware.
It's
> intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each
system
> uses its own display"
>
> which is totally different to MaxiVista which allows another PC's
monitor
> to
> be used as an extension of the desktop on the main PC.
>
> "MaxiVista is a dual monitor software and can turn your spare
Laptop or
> Tablet PC into an extra monitor for your primary PC. Toolbars and
program
> windows can be moved and extended across both screens as as if it were
one
> big monitor. Connect up to four PCs via network and enjoy the extended
> desktop real estate"
>
> I havent tried it yet but was just passing on the link as it looks
very
> interesting. There is a free trial available as a download so you dont
> have
> to part with the readies upfront.
>
> Reading through the site I came across this bit. There is a demo video
on
> http://www.maxivista.com/extension.htm
and at the bottom of the page it
> says
>
> "If this should not be enough desktop real estate, each of the
four PCs
> may
> have two monitors attached to gain a maximum screen resolution of
12,800 x
> 1,200 pixels."
>
> As it seems to work with any combination of hardware it got me
thinking. I
> may be possible to use cheap old PC's fitted with TVout graphics cards
to
> get multiple TVouts.
>
> As I said, I havent tried this....yet.
>
> Regards
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
> >
> > Before shelling out your hard earned cash, you might want to look
> > at Synergy
> > which seems to do the same - its a free app.
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/synergy2/
> >
> > >
> > > http://www.maxivista.com/
> > >
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