> overtaken ? > just out of interest: do you care to elaborate, what are the > advantages of windows in regards to multiple monitors, other > than requiring dual head graphic cards instead of being able > to handle two seperate cards properly ? > --
Hi Alex! Beeing a Mac fan, this is hard to say: I have been working with 2 graphic cards in a Mac since the Quadra 950 and on Windows since Win98 and today Win XP will work very reliable with 2 or more graphic cards as long as you use cards that "fit together". This is the only problem (drivers). Which has always been and still is a main difference between Apple and Wintel computers of course. So at least they are equal to this point, especially using a dual-head card. I had QT-crashes 2 years ago, even that has disappeared. Why I say "overtaken" is simply, that 1. cards are faster 2. cards are much cheaper (a 49.99 USD will do) 3. There are more settings (like the one huge desktop) 4. At least on my macs I have to reboot or go asleep and wake up to use a freshly connected card. On XP I just activate it, no matter if it was connected at start-up or not. Of course these are just small differences and YES - I hate Windows and love Mac, but these are the facts. Best regards, Florian [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
