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Date: 25 Oct 2024 00:43:25 GMT
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:07:21 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 24 Oct 2024 23:06:24 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> Usually one computer, but they do love their monitors.
> 
> Windows never did multiple desktops very well, did it?

Windows 11 does it satisfactorily. Windows has been able to handle 
multiple displays for a long time. With more hardware using DisplayPort 
it's easier to set up. We did have one site that used a combination of 
DisplayPort and HDMI that drove their IT people nuts. 

That was one shortcoming of Windows. I'd tried the third party solutions 
before the ability was incorporated into the OS and they were klunky. 

Anyway, the dispatchers don't want multiple desktops, just multiple 
applications displaying on multiple monitors.