[LUNI] using laptop monitor for desktop monitor

[Mike Scott]

Can the server BIOS be configured to use a serial port for I/O?
Then you could hook the laptop to the server with a null-modem cable and
just run a terminal emulator program on the laptop.

- Mike Scott


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [LUNI] using laptop monitor for desktop monitor
> From: "Jay Strauss" <me at heyjay.com>
> Date: Sun, May 13, 2007 9:29 am
> To: "Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion"
> <luni at luni.org>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any way to use a laptop's monitor as the monitor for my
> desktop PC?  That is, I need to build a new server, I don't want to
> lug my 19 CRT monitor out of the garage just to build the server
> (which will run headless, when setup).
> 
> PS using my laptops keyboard would be nice too.
> 
> Thanks
> Jay
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