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From: uevans@ecsvax.UUCP (Elizabeth A. Evans)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Re How to hook up multiple monitors to IBM-PC??
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 22:28:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  7 22:28:00 1985
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> 
> We are looking for a method to tie one IBM-PC to a number of
> color television sets or monitors for instructional use.  Does
> anyone know of a device to allow multiple TV's or monitors to run
> off of an IBM PC ?   It must be software compatible with the IBM
> color/graphics card.
>      
> Gerry Santoro
> Penn State University


I'll try this posting, again.  The first one was eaten by our host's
new postnews version!

I have had fair success with hooking up 4 monitors to an IBM PC
color/graphics card using simple and inexpensive cabling from
out local Radio Shack store.  I have 3 RCA Y-plugs.  One plugs
into the RCA plug on the c/g card, and the other two plug into
the two plugs on that one.  In addition, I have two extra-long
cables (also from Radio Shack) that allow two of the monitors
to be set up to 12 feet away from the PC.  If all the monitors
needed to be that distance, more long cables could be used.

How does this work?  It's OK.  I often have some distortion on
the displays, but it's livable.  Total cost was about $25.00.

Not fancy, but it works.

-- Elizabeth A. Evans
   Dept of Psychiatry
   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill