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What is the best way in Ubuntu to attach a small screen (say, 5 inches by 7 inches) -- maybe one of those digital picture frames -- and have it continually display Unix epoch time?

I'm a DB developer and always looking at timestamp columns in various backend systems. By having epoch time on my screen at all times, I can instantly tell if the timestamps in the DB are somewhat fresh or not (rather than have to look it up at the moment.)

However, the more windows I open, eventually the window with epoch time is covered -- so I'd like to have a physically separate screen (could be a repurposed mini tablet, picture frame or any other small LCD that can be " talked to" by Ubuntu

Jerome Wiley Segovia
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I trust lack of physical space on your desk made you ask this question ;-)
I would suggest you search Amazon or eBay for an 8inch monitor (I found Eyoyo 8" for $69.99). That would be the easiest solution I think because multi-monitor support is default in Ubuntu.