[ale] Two console users on one system--is it possible?

[Michael D. Hirsch]

On Tuesday 28 January 2003 02:33 pm, tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> I'm really guessing off the top of my head here, because I've never
> heard of someone actually doing this. Most seem to go some varient of
> the LTSP or thin clients/X servers. However...
>
> It occurs to me that the new hardware can run USB keyboards and USB
> mice. Assuming you can keep all the similar devices straight, which you
> should, the project as asked appears doable. I've never seen a HOWTO
> suggesting such a thing however. If you try something like this, I'd
> love to see the writeup on how you did it.

USB looks like it will help.  Where in the X config file do you specify 
which keyboard to use.  I've never seen a keyboard device.  They just all 
seem to end up in one keyboard device.

Michael

> On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > If I put two video cards in a system I know I can get two displays.  
> > Iwant to support two users with those two display--so two monitors,
> > two keyboards, two mice.  Can this be done?  Is there a HOWTO for
> > this?
> >
> > My wife and I have desks right next to each other.  Why should we use
> > two computers when we have a perfectly good multi-user OS right there?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
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