[Info-vax] Two VGA graphics cards in Alphastation XP1000

Slo slovuj at gmail.com
Thu Sep 16 17:43:42 EDT 2021


Thanks for the prompt and helpful reply! 
> Though using three or four 21" CRTs can provide for a very nice and even tan. 
> Might have to play with the camera position and the CRT positions to 
> avoid a washed-out or flat look while video conferencing, though. 
:-)

No way I'll be using CRTs, the XP1000 is already using a 24" LCD, and I have a 
pile of those around, as people move to laptops and throw/give them away.

> I've routinely run multi-headed configurations and it works fine with 
> OpenVMS and DECwindows, though that's always been with consistent 
> controllers (multiple PowerStorm 3D30 controllers, for instance) and 
> with only one controller having VGA enabled, and that always using 
> DECwindows Motif as I never got DECwindows CDE multi-head working to my 
> satisfaction. 

I'm on OpenVMS 8.4, New Desktop. Since this is based on DECwindows CDE,
I should be expecting difficulties?

I'll put in the second card and see what happens!



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