[conspire] (forw) Re: do I need to bring a monitor and keyboard to CABAL tomorrow

[Rick Moen]

Of possible interest.

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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:35:25 -0700
To: [elided]
Subject: Re: do I need to bring a monitor and keyboard to CABAL tomorrow

Quoting [name elided]:

> I hope to bring a CPU to the CABAL meeting tomorrow for Debian 
> installation.  Do I also need to bring a monitor and keyboard?
> - Josh GReenland

We have spare keyboards (PS/2-type and ancient AT-type, but not USB).

We have three available 17" VGA-compatible monitors.  You can use one.
However....

After setting up Debian and then X11 (graphics) using my monitor, your
system may not be able to produce useful X11 video output on _your_
monitor.  This _probably_ won't be a problem, but it could be.  

In extreme cases (which have become very unlikely since circa-1992
monitor production), the X11 setup you create using my monitor could
send your monitor a signal that damages it.  

This is why we suggest that people _do_ bring their monitors.  The
outcomes I mention are unlikely, but possible.

Anyhow, please do come!



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