[Tfug] USB2VGA dongles?

[Claude Rubinson]

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 07:30:33PM -0700, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote:
> On 18 Mar 2009 at 12:40, Claude Rubinson  wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Does anybody have any experience with USB2VGA dongles?  I'm wondering
> > about adding a second screen to my notebook.
> > http://www.winischhofer.eu/linuxsisusbvga.shtml
> 
> Doesn't your laptop already have an external VGA connector?  Most that I've 
> seen do ...

I'm interested in spanning my X session across multiple monitors in
order to achieve more real estate.  It's my understanding that in
order to do this, I need to add a second video card to my system.  One
option is a dock+video card; a cheaper option would be a USB2VGA
dongle.  But I've also come across some docs that seem to indicate
that my T42 can do this innately, though I'm as of yet unclear as to
how this is possible.  If anybody has any first-hand knowledge, I'd
appreciate it.

Claude