[tlug] A Hardware Question

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

burlingk@example.com writes:
 > This is not directly related, but you might be able to help.
 >  
 > What kind of device would I look for to hook two monitors up to one
 > computer so that I could switch between the two?

Just put another graphics card in the box.  Or you may already have
both digital and analog output on the card; many can handle both
simultaneously.

This is called a "multiheaded display" in X11 documents.  X has been
able to handle it approximately forever.