Re: [LUG] Multi Head Linux based system

[Kevin Lucas <kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 17:09 +0100, tom wrote:
> On 26/08/11 16:40, Joe Buckle wrote:
> > Hello lovely people.
> >
> > I wondered if anyone would be able to tell me where I can find a
> > retailer that would sell a complete multi-head (multi-monitor) up to 4,
> > with Linux pre installed (preferably Ubuntu, but if you feel another
> > distro would handle this better then I'll take that advice on board).
> >
> > Failing that - would anyone know where to start looking to build a
> > system, and the software I would need in order to make it work. Just a
> > poke in the right direction will do :)
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> What do you want it for?
> You can use 4 separate machines and link them under the control of one 
> mouse/keyboard setup with http://synergy-foss.org/ which may prove a lot 
> more flexible in the long term...
> Tom te tom te tom
this would do the trick 
http://www.oyyy.co.uk/product.php/118318/pny-nvidia-quadro-nvs-450-graphics-card-512mb-pci-e-x16-with-dp-to-vga-cables?utm_source=nextag&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=General+2011_08&jssCart=7bbb7b4f985524f969c7a53816603713#section_description

Has linux support and 4 heads if the price doesn't put you off (£450)

I would keep to a 32 bit OS to start

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