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Question: Using laptop a sa second monitor, free software?

spacefire — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:26:44 -0800

Are there free alternatives to Maxivista software for using laptop as a second monitor?

The laptop in question is an older model running Windows 98. So whatever software is suggested has to be able to support that OS.

Also, I plan to use the laptop/monitor for games too, mainly Microsoft Flight Simulator.

I can hook one more monitor up to my desktop computer, so if it were between paying $30 on maxivista or spending 30-50 on a monitor I would choose the latter.

By: pdxpatzer

pdxpatzer — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:59:48 -0800

Synergy
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

By: niles

niles — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:53:57 -0800

Synergy works as a KVM - without the M(onitor). It uses one machine's keyboard and mouse for multiple machines.

Maxivista allows a second machine to function as a second monitor, as if with an additional video card.

By: pdxpatzer

pdxpatzer — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:36:25 -0800

@niles

you are right. I stand corrected.

A little googling found this other (perhaps not as polished) alternative to MaxiVista

Zonescreen
http://www.zoneos.com/zonescreen.htm

By: spacefire

spacefire — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:25 -0800

pdxpatzer:
thanks for the link, I knew about zonescreen but I thought it only worked on XP. It appears there are windows 98 builds.