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will OS 10.4 , +, allow 3 monitors w 2d video card?
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rotuts
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Jun 5, 2006, 10:37 AM
 
will the OS allow 3 monitors each with its own realestate with a second video card under 10.4 +?

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Jun 5, 2006, 10:48 AM
 
Absolutely.

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Jun 5, 2006, 10:58 AM
 
Wow! so with the second card, I can have a center (main, with menubar on top) and a left ( mouse moves to the left) and a right ( mouse moves to the right) and the three appear in the sychmaster pane and I can arrange as I please?

this then id have to seriously consider a third monitor when I await the Intel powermac!

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Jun 5, 2006, 11:11 AM
 
Yep. Even System 7 supported up to 10 displays. I don't know whether Mac OS X has a limit on the number of displays.

In any case, you use the Arrangement tab of the Displays preference pane to set up the displays.

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Jun 5, 2006, 04:51 PM
 
Yep - put in a load of vid cards and have lots of screens!
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