Re: [help] 1 cpu to rule them all
From: Nathan McNulty (525676_at_betaweb.com)
Date: 07/11/04
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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:04:00 -0700
Not necessarily. Windows XP allows for multiple users to be connected to
the same machine at the same time under different profiles and each can
do tasks of their own. Also, there are video cards that support 3
monitors each and you could just get two PCI video cards that support 3
monitors each to handle 6 users at a time. As for the motherboard
controlling all of those input devices such as mice and keyboards, it is
possible to have multiple mice and keyboards in Windows XP. All that
needs to be done is to assign each one to a different hardware/user
profile. This will be similar to mainframe computers that support
multiple users at a time.
Nathan McNulty
peter wrote:
> Wouldnt you also need 5 hard drives to hold 5 operating systems 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 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
>>to keep my hardware costs down. This would mean 1 cpu tower and input
>>devices: 5 monitors, 5 keyboards, and 5 mice. As image quality could
>>be a factor, I would probably opt for LCD screens with DVI rather than
>>CRT and also take advantage of energy savings. Each user must have an
>>independent desktop environment and of course, have access to the same
>>database on the hard drive(s) installed on the system.
>>
>>With this setup, I could forgo the cost of purchasing a separate server
>>computer for storage purposes and costs for buying more
>>motherboards/processors than I would really need (though i suppose i
>>would need to buy a whole bunch of graphics cards).
>>
>>I've searched the net far and wide but haven't found any products that
>>do what I am looking for. Does anyone know if this is even possible
>>with current hardware out there? Which platforms?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>--
>>
>>-Bill
>>
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