Multiseat configuration

A multi-user computer or a multi-terminal configuration is a single computer on which multiple users can work simultaneously. The configuration are usually composed of a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse for each of the users are connected together on a single computer.

Use

With the increasing computing power of processors and sufficient memory size, a large number of programs in a computer can be processed simultaneously without overloading the computer. However, with the default configuration, only one user is able to use the computer, usually the system is not fully utilized and the computer remains idle most of the time. With a multi-user computer / multi-terminal multiple users can share a powerful computer and save costs.

Requirements

For a multi-user computers must be provided for each user a graphics card, a screen, a keyboard and a mouse.

Multi-user computer running Linux

When operating systems such as Linux, the interaction is made possible with the user through the X Window System. There are a number of variants, such as a Mehrplatz-Rechner/Multiterminal Linux can be implemented:

  • ITALC
  • O.S. MultiSeat
  • Userful MultiSeat Linux 2011
  • Ruby (using a kernel patch )
  • Evdev (a protocol )
  • Faketty ( a kernel module )
  • Xnest ( a nested multi-terminal )
  • Xephyr ( a nested multi-terminal )
  • Framebuffer driver in the kernel ( a kernel module )

Multi-user computer under Windows

  • Since Windows 2000, the first operating system from Microsoft is equipped with true multi-user capabilities, a multi-user configuration can also be implemented here. Allergings this is currently only possible with commercial software. For example enables TwinPac of black, as well BeTwin of ThinSoft a PC with Windows 2000 or XP with up to four workstations equip. For Windows 7, there is now the commercial software SoftXpand of Miniframe which allows to equip a PC with up to 16 jobs.
  • Windows MultiPoint Server
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