Re: [help] 1 cpu to rule them all
From: Abdullah Ramazanoglu (ar018_at_yahoo.cöm)
Date: 07/11/04
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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 06:20:59 +0300
peter wrote:
> Wouldnt you also need 5 hard drives to hold 5 operating systems
With Linux, no.
One OS for N concurrent, independent, discrete (local or remote),
secure, graphical user sessions.
BTW if ever one needs 5 OS'es (Linux or else) for some other reason,
then they can all be installed on a single drive (though they don't
run concurrently).
> and the appriate drivers for the video cards??Especially since you
> wish each user to have an independent desktop. Lets see 5 HD
> x100.00 plus 5 video Cards x 100.00 + 5 operating systemsx100.00=
> $1500.00 or the cost of 4 cheap systems.Thats not even mentioning
> the individual programs/mice/keyboards or the fact of where you
With Linux, the licenses for OS and a whole fleet of apps will cost
zero (including VAT).
> are going to find a MOBO that will support 5 PCI video cards plus
> other PCI devices you might wish to add. peter
> "Bill Mazlar" <cookyourspam@your.home> wrote in message
> news:2004071016195316807%cookyourspam@yourhome...
>> The processor chips of most computers nowadays are somewhat
>> overkill if all you need to use it for are non-intensive tasks
>> like word processing
>> and surfing the net. I'm interested in finding a way to have up
>> to 5 multiple users collectively harness the power of only a
>> single computer
This is quite an interesting savvy idea. I had once played with it
lightly but dismissed it as I couldn't find an affordable solution
for multiple user interface hardware. Now that I'm aware --thanks
to other posters-- that such hardware solutions do exist, I think I
will have to reinvestigate the feasibility of such a solution at my
workplace. Handled properly, this could be next big thing since we
converted the workplace to Linux desktops.
.
-- Abdullah | aramazan@ | Ramazanoglu | myrealbox | ________________| D O T cöm |
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