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I just discovered the Streambox XL that some folks are using as a switch box in DCS, and was about to pull the trigger when I realised that I have a brand new iPad mini and Surface Pro 2 tablet w/touchscreen that might be able to do an even better job. I've done a few searches on this in the past without finding anything that is relatively easy to setup - do you folks know how to do this? I'd even be happy to pay for someone with more Helios experience, or whatever it takes, to set up my Surface Pro as a Tomcat panel. I see there's already an amazing Helios export for the Cat, but from my pathetically inferior knowledge, it seems this only works with a second screen connected to my PC, and not via an external device running on the same network?

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This is something I have been thinking too... Duet App enables you to use iPad as a second monitor in OSX and apparently in Windows too. Doesn’t cost too much. I thought of giving this a try with Helios/Ikarus. What i would like to do is to use MFDs and UFC via iPad. Would help quite a bit to be able to use those without reaching for the mouse.

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Hmm, like all the posts I've seen online about this, some dating back several years, there's no sign of a solution. I'll keep on waiting a week before splashing out on the Streambox XL.

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Good news guys, check out DCS UFC on the app store. Awesome solution!

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i use surface go.

L'importante non è stabilire se uno ha paura o meno, è saper convivere con la propria paura e non farsi condizionare dalla stessa. Ecco, il coraggio è questo, altrimenti non è più coraggio ma incoscienza.

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