Comments on: Multiple Users Sharing the Same Monitor? http://cybernetnews.com/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:18:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-95672 Ryan Sat, 12 May 2007 01:00:24 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/10/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/#comment-95672 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-95609">kfonda wrote:</a><blockquote>I think the best use would be for schools. It would save an awful lot of money doing this and most students don't really need a ton of power for class work.</blockquote></div> That is definitely true, and I'm sure some schools will find good ways to make use of it. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-95623">svetlisashkov wrote:</a><blockquote>This is a well know concept in the world of Linux. Even now the are pretty well working solutions. This type of multiuser environment on one PC can be adjusted even manually with little play with configuration file of X server.</blockquote></div> I haven't messed with it much on Linux, but some people were saying that it isn't that easy to setup. If it was I would think that it might be more popular than it is, but maybe that's just because the market share for Linux is still relatively small. kfonda wrote:
I think the best use would be for schools. It would save an awful lot of money doing this and most students don’t really need a ton of power for class work.

That is definitely true, and I’m sure some schools will find good ways to make use of it.

svetlisashkov wrote:
This is a well know concept in the world of Linux. Even now the are pretty well working solutions. This type of multiuser environment on one PC can be adjusted even manually with little play with configuration file of X server.

I haven’t messed with it much on Linux, but some people were saying that it isn’t that easy to setup. If it was I would think that it might be more popular than it is, but maybe that’s just because the market share for Linux is still relatively small.

]]> By: svetlisashkov http://cybernetnews.com/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-95623 svetlisashkov Fri, 11 May 2007 08:51:22 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/10/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/#comment-95623 This is a well know concept in the world of Linux. Even now the are pretty well working solutions. This type of multiuser environment on one PC can be adjusted even manually with little play with configuration file of X server. This is a well know concept in the world of Linux. Even now the are pretty well working solutions. This type of multiuser environment on one PC can be adjusted even manually with little play with configuration file of X server.

]]> By: terrorgen http://cybernetnews.com/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-95613 terrorgen Fri, 11 May 2007 04:31:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/10/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/#comment-95613 well, products for people to share a single computer at the same time (with own monitor, keyboard and mouse) is not new. At least I saw some Ads about that in some HK magazines. well, products for people to share a single computer at the same time (with own monitor, keyboard and mouse) is not new. At least I saw some Ads about that in some HK magazines.

]]> By: kfonda http://cybernetnews.com/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-95609 kfonda Fri, 11 May 2007 02:37:27 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/05/10/multiple-users-sharing-the-same-monitor/#comment-95609 I think the best use would be for schools. It would save an awful lot of money doing this and most students don't really need a ton of power for class work. I think the best use would be for schools. It would save an awful lot of money doing this and most students don’t really need a ton of power for class work.

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