Re: [help] 1 cpu to rule them all

From: Timberwoof (timberwoof_at_stimpberawoofm.com)
Date: 07/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 05:30:00 GMT

In article <2004071016195316807%cookyourspam@yourhome>,
 Bill Mazlar <cookyourspam@your.home> wrote:

> 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,

You could do it, but that's too hard.

Time was when that was a viable way to do things, but nowadays CPUs
really are cheap enough that every user can have his own. Go to eBay and
order a pallet of five Dell Optiplex 150 computers, load 'em up with
Linux, and away you go. 

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