[AG-TECH] mac as multi-projection display system?

[Fred Dech]

hi Jason.

thanks for bringing that up.  i know it's an issue that should be considered.
i've gotten the impression, and i have my fingers crossed that the UCL RAT
may fix some of the Mac/RAT issues.

--fred

On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 11:46AM, Jason Bell said:
> Fred
> 
> Just something to consider, and I'm no expert here.  But from my
> understanding, a lot of people currently have problems with Audio on the
> MAC, quality not as good, having to use an external USB device, etc.  
> 
> If you wish to use a MAC as a display system and you may wish to make it
> the audio machine as well (So that you can display RAT easily), than
> this is something to consider. 
> 
> I know a number of people have steered away from using the MAC for this
> particular reason.
> 
> Anyway, something to keep in mind!
> 
> Cheers,
> Jason.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Dech [mailto:fdech at uchicago.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2007 11:32 AM
> To: Marius Schamschula
> Cc: AG Tech
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] mac as multi-projection display system?
> 
> thanks everyone for the replies on this.
> i'm considering using a Mac Pro as the display machine in a two system
> node, and i just wanted to find out more info on how the duallink
> display
> cards are at driving more standard projectors and monitors.
> if the Mac Pro can understand a TripleHead2Go without drivers then
> that's
> great.
> 
> --fred
> 
> On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 03:23PM, Marius Schamschula said:
> > Fred,
> > 
> > Multiple displays have been standard with Mac OS since Mac OS 7. I  
> > had three displays on a PPC 8100 machine back in 1995. Doc is using a
> 
> > XServe machine (good if you want a rack mount system, bad if you need
> 
> > multiple video cards - only two slots) with the regular Aqua GUI. The
> 
> > maximum number of displays currently possible on a Mac Pro is eight  
> > (four NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT dual head cards, a build to order option
> 
> > at the Apple Store).
> > 
> > On Jun 5, 2007, at 1:28 PM, Fred Dech wrote:
> > 
> > >hi Doc,
> > >
> > >i'm not sure i understand you right.
> > >you are running X instead of Aqua to pull this off?
> > >
> > >--fred
> > >
> > >On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:02PM, Nguyen, Doc Lap said:
> > >>Fred,
> > >>
> > >>  I've done it with a TripleHead2Go from Matrox.  It's pretty simple
> > >>with the OSX Intel Xserver we have...It detects the box automatic
> > >>without any drivers needed.  Just go into the display configuration
> > >>setup when you've plugged it in.
> > >>
> > >>  Doc
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]
> On
> > >>Behalf Of Fred Dech
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 11:42 AM
> > >>To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> > >>Subject: [AG-TECH] mac as multi-projection display system?
> > >>
> > >>hi.
> > >>has anyone configured a mac AG machine that supports multiple  
> > >>projector
> > >>displays??
> > >>
> > >>thanks!
> > >>
> > >>--fred
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > Marius
> > --
> > Marius Schamschula,  Alabama A & M University, Department of Physics
> > 
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