Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC

[Ben McCormack <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Surly

Linux and X-Windows would allow you do do exactly this

Ben


On 15 Nov 2004, at 16:07, Paul Gordon wrote:

>
> I do remember reading earlier in the year that it is possible with a
> reg
> hack to increase the number of remote desktop sessions available in
> Windows XP. I recall reading that one poster claimed to have 5 RDP
> sessions running concurrently with no problems... That would probably
> be
> a viable option, but one would of course have to have a PC as well as
> the screen in the remote locations....
>
> Another thought has occurred to me.... Aren't there USB-VGA adapters
> available? - I'm sure I've seen these advertised in the past... (could
> be thinking of something else though)...
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 15 November 2004 16:04
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
>>
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>> Similar to what I want. I would like whole house audio control
(via
>> browser) with all the amplification and switching done in N0.
Speakers
> in
>> each room go back to N0.
>>
>> Or the touchscreen (7" etc) as you state. Not seen anything
suitable
> so
>> far.
>>
>> G.
>>
>>
>> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 15/11/2004 15:56 -----
>> "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>
>> Today 15:50
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>> [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
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>> Just mulling over the ways to get touch screens in a number of
rooms
> cost
>> effectively. Is anyone running two or more touch screens (of the
type
> you
>> fit in a car etc) from a single PC with multiple interfaces?
>>
>> I?d probably want to run something like MainLobby or my own custom
>> application (designed in Director) on each and connecting to
>> ACE/Homevision/Comfort at the back end.
>>
>> I guess there are a few options like:
>>
>> *                Terminal services
>> *                Multiple dual head graphics cards in the PC
>> *                Multi session software (don?t know what this is
> called
>> but I?ve seen something before ? allows several instances of
Windows
> to
>> run from one PC)
>>
>> I guess the multi graphic card option is easy to setup but may be
a
> bit
>> flakey to get the right app running on the right screen?
>>
>> With the terminal services option ? what?s the minimum extra
hardware
> I
>> would need at each screen?
>>
>> Anyone got any other ideas?
>>
>> Paul.
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