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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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