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Date:      Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:45:49 -0800 (PST)
From:      Joe Schmoe <non_secure@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   triple monitor hardware setup on FBSD - suggestions needed...
Message-ID:  <20041226014550.45577.qmail@web53308.mail.yahoo.com>

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I am currently running a triple-monitor setup under
winXP, with an extended desktop that stretches across
all three monitors.  I like it.

I would, however, like to use FreeBSD.

So, first off, what hardware (video card) comes to
mind for doing triple screens with FreeBSD ?  A matrox
P750 comes to mind, but when you run it with three
screens, they downgrade to 1280x1024, which is bad.  I
am happy to consider multiple video cards to
accomplish this ... at the very least I need 1600x1200
out of each card, preferably 1920x1200 ...

Second, what is the support for something like this in
XFree86, or x.org ?  What I am really looking for is
the ability to create virtually sized screens - so
instead of having three total (physical) screens that
I can maximize windows inside of, I want to split each
physical screen in half for a total of 6 virtual
screens - so there are six total areas within which I
can maximize a window in ... this is something I am
really trying to accomplish.

thanksy!

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