Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC

["Andrew Cooke" <acooke@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The solution from my perspective is quite simple..

Use Microsoft server with terminal services enabled (I believe the small
business edition has a 5 user licence).

Then simply install a touch screen thin client. Which happens to double up
as a tablet PC. Cost is around £400 - 500 (they were selling some off a
while ago www.ergo.co.uk) 8.4" screen

Many other companies sell these smaller touch screen tablets as well

Of course the other way is Linux as mentioned earlier.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC


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> From: "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>
> > * Terminal services
>
> This would require either a minimal PC or a winterm at each
touchscreen.
>
> > * Multiple dual head graphics cards in the PC
>
> This would be my preferred option, but as you have said making the
> application appear on the right screen could prove tricky.
>
> > * 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 had one of these bits of software (may still have it), but they are
> usually packaged with proprietary hardware too.  I'd be inclined to
overlook
> this option.
>
> > 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?
>
> Of course, whether you need each screen displaying something different
is
> another matter entirely.  A way around this would be to create an
> application (you said you'd write your own) the same size as all your
> screens put together.  Run it centred on the virtual screen, and it
will
> spill over into the other screens quite happily, and won't need to be
run
on
> the correct screen.  Then your only issue is making each screen change
> correctly.
>
> > With the terminal services option – what’s the minimum extra
hardware I
> would need
> > at each screen?
>
> You can get away with something as low spec as a 386 with 16MB RAM.  A
PC104
> SFF PC would be a good choice for size.  There are other SFF PCs
available.
> Winterms can be had cheaply, but not as cheaply as a free 486 ;-)
>
> You could locate the terminals at node 0 and run vga/serial to the
screens.
> I suspect this could possibly be done over one CAT5 cable using KAT5
and
the
> spare pair for serial data.
>
> > Anyone got any other ideas?
>
> How about an IPAQ in each location?  You can run it from one CAT5
cable
> (network and power), or just run it power and use wireless LAN.  Your
> limitation is really screen size.  Of course, it means you can also
have a
> portable solution that works in the same way as the mounted options.
> Probably costs the same as a touchscreen too.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
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