From: Allan Schaffer (allan++at++sgi.com)
Date: 02/14/2000 16:49:42
On Feb 13, 5:58pm, Tammy Martin wrote:
> Thanks so much for all the information regarding dual monitors.
> In your e-mail you mentioned the Octane Channel Option which
> would allow me to move windows from one monitor to another.
> Could you tell me a bit more about this? Is it special hardware and
> how do I order this?
Yep, the Octane Channel Option (OCO) is a extra piece of hardware
that essentially works as a sophisticated video splitter. It takes
the output of one pipe/head and divides the signal across multiple
monitors, each one viewing a separate part of the framebuffer.
Strangely enough I can't seem to find a datasheet for it on
www.sgi.com to see the supported video formats -- but as I recall it
goes up to 4 channels at 800x600; perhaps more if you have MXI/MXE
graphics. But your sales reps will have the info ..
Allan
-- Allan Schaffer allan++at++sgi.com Silicon Graphics http://reality.sgi.com/allan
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