At Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:22:59 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Robert Heller wrote:
> > At Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:39:30 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> >> Robert Heller wrote:
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> >>> At Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:39:04 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> >>> And yes, the 64-bit flash 'preview' plugin and yes, it plays flash
> >>> videos just fine there. [*I* have no use for nVidia's drive -- I don't
> >>> do 3D modeling or video games, etc.]
> >>>
> >> Unfortunately, you *do* need nVidia's proprietary driver if you've got
> >> dual monitors, like a lot of places I've worked in the last few years.
> >>
> >
> > I have just the one 17" VGA monitor. Don't have room for either a
> > larger monitor or a second one. And I am not sure what I would do with
> > a second monitor if I had one.
> >
> Wow - you haven't lived
> All my work-stations have dual monitors. If you regularly use a browser
> and a word processor or spreadsheet you will benefit.
I don't use word processors or spreadsheets. No loss there. I do use a
keyboard-based text editor in an xterm window.
> If you are trying to set up servers and compare between them, it is very
> useful too.
I have no trouble with multiple xterm windows (to different machines). I
never maximize the xterm windows, so there is room for several on the
screen. And I do have multiple 'virtual' screens (a feature of FVWM).
> Makes copy paste etc so much simpler for my little brain to deal with. YMMV
> >
> >> mark
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