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Rig of the week: 6 displays are better than 1
The Rig of the Week has risen from the ashes of the Rig of the Day. It is better, stronger, and less frequent than before. We will now feature a super cool rig from the TUAW pool every Sunday.
This week features one Mac Pro hooked up to 6 23" Apple Cinema Displays. The software that is being displayed is used by geologists to analyze core samples. Imagine how productive you would be with 6 displays!
Corelyzer on 6 23" display Mac Pro by julian9.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jeremy said 8:44PM on 10-15-2006
looks fake to me...anyone know how the stands could still be on the bottom moniters, even though the mounts would have to be used to hold them up?
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e said 8:50PM on 10-15-2006
It's not fake - I've seen that 'ware; but the stands are still on both the top and the bottom displays. Weird. I wonder how he's mounting them?
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Indiana said 9:06PM on 10-15-2006
I wonder if this is soo productive - guess not. Wouldn't like to work with such a set of displays...
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derek said 9:09PM on 10-15-2006
why are they flying...
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jimdude41 said 9:16PM on 10-15-2006
Jeez... You know, those stands pop off pretty easily... looks kinda hokey to me.
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Jon said 9:22PM on 10-15-2006
Hmm... the wire in front of the Mac Pro has a big black line on the edge. It looks fake to me.
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wackybit said 6:39AM on 10-16-2006
How do you get 6 displays on a MacPro? There's one double wide slot for the X1900 or the Quadro and there's 3 more for the 'normal width' ones. Only the X1900 and the Quadro support two displays. So if you have the X1900 (2) and the rest of the slots are filled (1x3), it adds up to 5....
Am I missing something?
Or is there some other card that is 'normal width' but supports two 23" displays?
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James Whited said 9:48PM on 10-15-2006
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this looks fake to me. Take note of the wall colored line running thought the Mac Pro.
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Jeremy said 10:07PM on 10-15-2006
told yall
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Henry Mumford said 10:19PM on 10-15-2006
6: It's called a shadow. From the flash. That's why it's offset a tiny bit.
7: Merely reflections on the bottom of the monitors.
Seriously, why are people so eager to call fake on stuff like this? I see nothing wrong with this image!
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Daniel D said 10:21PM on 10-15-2006
After zooming in and what not I have to say I DONT think it is Fake, the line going through the mac is just a shadow from the two displays above it. The black line is also a shadow IMO. You cynical bunch you!
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ryan said 10:50PM on 10-15-2006
Doubt it's fake...the shadows on each screen stand are different and fit the light in the room and the direction they are coming from.
The flash also has an even spread across the screens.
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dan said 11:51PM on 10-15-2006
For such an expensive setup it's a horrible wiring job... and really, how are the monitors floating in the air?
I don't know if it's fake as far as the person having the equipment or if it's a photoshop'd file...
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Jeremy said 10:58PM on 10-15-2006
still...how are they suspended? i have 1 23" apple cinema display and i know how the VESA mount works. do you really believe that someone with 6 of them could effectively/safely suspend them without knowing the purpose of the standardized mounts?
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Andre said 11:45PM on 10-15-2006
Well, it reminds me of the HiperWall project that is run on the school here. They have 50 (FIFTY) 30" Apple Cinema Display connected together in a 5x10 grid, controlled by 25 PowerMacs.
http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/article.php?id=657
And that is not fake.
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Henry Mumford said 12:29AM on 10-16-2006
The monitors are not floating! See those blue beams? They're likely part of a frame that holds up the monitors. Gosh.
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Connor Stuart said 8:22AM on 11-03-2006
Someone needs some serious cable management!!!
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thebiblioholic said 1:58AM on 10-16-2006
Not fake. I saw it demonstrated at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House on Oct 7th.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebiblioholic/263578665/
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thebiblioholic said 2:03AM on 10-16-2006
If I recall correctly, they had two 1x4 pieces of lumber strung between the two blue metal uprights and hooked the monitors onto those pieces of wood. Not exactly the most elegant construction, but it is functional and used in the core lab at Lamont.
(http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu)
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Stuart said 5:47AM on 10-16-2006
It's obviously not a fake, why would anyone fake something so dull? Oooh six monitors.
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