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Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC


  • Subject: Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
  • From: "keyvan2r" <keyvan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:46:19 -0000



Try this one:

http://www.caseserve.com/cinemar/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2428

Keyvan

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Which threads were you thinking of? There are loads of posts on
there.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@M...]
> > Sent: 15 November 2004 19:02
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > There is a huge thread on the cinemar forum about doing exactly
this. They
> > use multi-head graphics - the matrox supports up to 9
touchscreens on 1 pc
> > with independent display and so does Mainlobby to boot -
solution in a
> > box. Given that you are only likely to be using 1 or 2 of the
screens at
> > any one time a reasonably spec'd server will handle this nicely.
There is
> > about 10 pages of discussion on the forum describing the
approaches to
> > doing it. I have just purchased some of the kit to do exactly
that.
> > Terminal services is a nasty way of doing it IMHO.
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: John Andrews<mailto:groups@j...>
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >   Sent: 15 November 2004 18:46
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >
> >
> >   Paul
> >
> >   I'm doing just that (USB to VGA), do a search for see2 in
google.
> >
> >   I imported one from provantage and if someone was doing a bulk
buy,
> > would
> >   probably buy another.
> >
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: "Paul Gordon"
> > <paul@p...<mailto:paul@p...>>
> >   To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>>
> >   Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 4:07 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >
> >
> >   >
> >   > 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
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > 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@s...>
> >   > > Today 15:50
> >   > >
> >   > > .
> >   > > Subject:
> >   > > .
> >   > > [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >   > > .
> >   > > Category:
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > 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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