I am in the UK, could you please tell me where you saw this advertised?

I have looked in Farnell etc and they are too expensive in there (isn't
everything!).

BTW the software being to run and displayed on the multiple monitors is DOS
software, would that make any difference?

Thanks

Graham

        ----------
        From:  Arthur [SMTP:artb@CABLEINET.CO.UK]
        Sent:  20 April 2000 15:51
        To:  PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        Subject:  Re: [OT]How many monitors?

        1 in 8 output mulit screen unit listed in a trade only list cost #59
UK
        Pounds.
        IWish requesters would state where in world thay are. I would
respond more
        but people living in USA or Far East usualy are able to buy cheaper
than
        here in the UK.And so is a waste of time.
        Art

        ----- Original Message -----
        From: Graham North <graham.north@LANDINST.COM>
        To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
        Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 3:14 PM
        Subject: Re: [OT]How many monitors?


        > Where did you get the connectors from?  I am having a hard time
finding
        any.
        >
        > Also are monitor cables 1 to 1 or do some wires change pins?
        >
        > Graham
        >
        >
        >         >How many monitors can you drive from one graphics card?
        >         >
        >         >I know there will be a limit, but would it be possible to
use two
        > or three
        >         >with a simple Y cable arrangement?
        >
        >
        >         YES, BUT ... :-)
        >
        >         Quality will degrade.
        >         I sometimes run 2 on a Y cable and you get reflections etc
and
        > quality goes
        >         down.
        >         Bearable but not nice.
        >         I can run this at 1024 x 768 but you wish you hadn't :-)
        >
        >         You can buy buffers which isolate the input signal and
provide a
        > copy at
        >         each output.
        >         You could no doubt build one using the cheap 3 pin
monolithic
        > amplifiers
        >         intended for eg cable tv or tv antenna amplifiers but it
would be
        > not too
        >         much dearer to buy a ready made unit.
        >
        >         3 monitors on a 3 headed Y would no doubt work but expect
        > substantial
        >         picture quality degradation.
        >
        >
        >
        >         RM
        >
        >