On Wed, 2 May 2012 07:00:37 -0500, McKown, John wrote: > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=plugable_multiseat_kick&num=1 > >This is a USB device which can plug into a normal PC running Linux (Fedora 17 >is mentioned). You then connect a DisplayLink monitor, USB keyboard and mouse >to the device. And you have a multi-user system on a single PC. Not a "server" >PC with other PCs connected as "clients", but just one single PC. Reminds me >of what could be done with MP/M-80 (the multiuser version of CP/M-80), except >back then it was a serial (RS-232?) connected keyboard/display. Or, maybe, an >S/360 with a 2260(?) or 3272(?). > Ah! The complement to the KVM switch! But it probably has the "client" PC embedded in the USB plug. I wonder what OS it runs? Is there an X11 server either in the USB plug or in the DisplayLink monitor? Does it need a driver?
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