From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 12 02:12:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99D12106564A for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:12:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwynstra@nyc.rr.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.125]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B4808FC19 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:12:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwynstra@nyc.rr.com) Received: from [74.73.126.126] by hrndva-omta05.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20080612021239.JZHP17903.hrndva-omta05.mail.rr.com@[74.73.126.126]> for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:12:39 +0000 Message-ID: <485085F9.3010209@nyc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:12:09 -0400 From: John Wynstra User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080415) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: two monitors, two displays, one PC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:12:40 -0000 In the last 4 months I bought a new monitor to replace the one that clunked out in me. I am currently using it with an old PS2 type keyboard and mouse attached to a creaky old desktop that will eventually be replaced. Likely I will want to replace it with a laptop with wifi and a lot more memory and hard drive so that I can take it with me. Can I still use the old monitor as a second display? Can this be done? Is it done? What are the issues? -- -- Real name: John L Wynstra -- Apartment 9G 43-10 Kissena Blvd Flushing, N.Y. 11355 -- (347) 813-0910 [cell] (718) 939-9785 [land] -- jwynstra@nyc.rr.com