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List:       olpc-devel
Subject:    StarTech USB2VGA discontinued--XO laptop to Smart Board ideas?
From:       Adam Holt <holt () laptop ! org>
Date:       2016-02-05 19:45:30
Message-ID: CAHaBuGf+4_=eKk8oqT3C7mVFSszTA9ss_TtfJxb5eC_VmJxXsA () mail ! gmail ! com
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1) Both the USB2VGA and USB2VGA*2* are now discontinued, to drive
projectors (or Smart Boards etc) from an XO laptop:

   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adding_USB_SVGA

Do others recommend holding out with StarTech (buying used for about $15 is
certainly an option) or rather, looking to another better-loved-brand in
2016?

2) Does anyone have experience hooking up Linux to classroom Smart Boards?

Is expanding the mouse/pointer size (and requesting an intentionally
laggy-mouse-trail in Gnome) sufficient so all kids can vividly follow the
projection screen?

Or is it not worth the battle -- for example if similar Windows/Mac
drivers/software are so important for classroom-wide usability, and perhaps
do not exist for Linux?

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<div dir="ltr"><div><div>1) Both the USB2VGA and USB2VGA<u><b>2</b></u> are now \
discontinued, to drive projectors (or Smart Boards etc) from an XO laptop:<br><br>    \
<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adding_USB_SVGA">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adding_USB_SVGA</a><br><br></div>Do \
others recommend holding out with StarTech (buying used for about $15 is certainly an \
option) or rather, looking to another better-loved-brand in 2016?<br><br></div>2) \
Does anyone have experience hooking up Linux to classroom Smart Boards?<br><br>Is \
expanding the mouse/pointer size (and requesting an intentionally laggy-mouse-trail \
in Gnome) sufficient so all kids can vividly follow the projection screen?<br><br>Or \
is it not worth the battle -- for example if similar Windows/Mac drivers/software are \
so important for classroom-wide usability, and perhaps do not exist for \
Linux?<br></div>


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