virtual dual monitors on a wide screen
Hello, What should one anticipate in terms of performance if I added a Promise SATA controller card and a SATA drive in an Dimension 4500? The 4500 doesn't have SATA ports...
I don't know whether there are any current solutions for running two virtual monitors or two virtual desktops side by side on one physical monitor. If you continue to come up empty, you might inquire within a multiple monitor forum.
FWIW, there are free and commercial apps that have the ability to manipulate windows in an automatic and-or scripted way. Perhaps you've seen some... utils geared towards pushing buttons when certain dialog boxes popup, utils geared towards forcing the initial size of windows to be what the user wants, utils for automating admin functions, etc. I know I've seen literally dozens over the years, but I've never needed one and can't recall any of them except one I just recently saw mentioned... www.autoitscript.com . Which appears to be a free and popular general purpose automation tool that could be used to open and rearrange your windows.
If your 24" widescreen is 1920 horizontal, at best you would have just 960 on each virtual monitor or desktop, which might be adequate for some side by side app work, but would be too narrow for other apps and websites. Only you know what you want, but I wonder if your best bet wouldn't be to keep the width that you have and just automatically manipulate specific windows as necessary.
At least you opted for the 24", which has some height to it.
Performance from SATA drive in an Dimension 4500
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