On 23 Feb 1998, Carey Evans wrote: > Jameson Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I seek to use one computer with two full X-windows users. > > This would be a cheap in time/money approach for my wife and I > > simultaneously > > using Linux. > > It might be worthwhile finding a cheap 386 or 486 with a good graphics > card. Install a minimum of programs on it, just the X server. If you > run xfs on your main computer, you won't even need the fonts. You > could do this with even a 200 MB hard disk, I think. > > You *will* need 2 network cards for this, but setting up two computers > on a network under Linux is easier than some single-computer stuff. X > is probably too slow over serial.
I think most X apps would run tolerably over a null modem cable. If I understand these gadgets right, the can operate at the speed of the serial port, which is about 120 kbps, I think. Even over ppp (33k modem) many apps function reasonably well. > (Just another option.) > > It is easy to plug in two mice, dodgy to plug in two monitors, but > pretty much impossible to plug in two keyboards at the moment, IMO. Good point, I hadn't even thought about it. How sad that the part with bandwidth 1/100Mth video is what you can't do. > > -- > Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ > > GNU GPL: "The Source will be with you... always." > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
