[ale] [off topic] Screen Splitter - Wyse Terminal and PC

[Sergio Chaves]

I like the picture-in-picture approach. I will do some research on it.
Thanks for the tip.

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
wrote:

> On 2016-11-08 08:32, Sergio Chaves wrote:
> > I have a unique situation (disclaimer, I am not a network person :-)
> forgive the
> > wrong terminologies if any).
> > A Wyse terminal (complete workstation - Screen/Printer/Keyboard/Mouse) is
> > connected to the customer network using a VPN. It cannot go
> "outside"/browse the
> > internet. The customer will not open its network for it.
> > We have an online app to deploy and the Manager at the facility prefers
> not to
> > add a second setup, especially 2 screens as the workstation is small.
> > So, the idea is to split (not dual monitor) the screen in two. Using a
> KVM
> > switch is not an option because of productivity standards; switching
> > back-and-forth will have a negative impact on it.
> > I've found options for splitting screens on same type system but not
> between two
> > different systems (Wyse OS and Windows in this case).
> > Is there any device out there that would help me accomplish what I need?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the help.
>
> At best if you can find a video switch that supports picture-in-picture
> or video tiling then you can do it.  However the resolution will suffer
> greatly and it might not be legible.
>
> If the workstation is small, perhaps adding an arm off to the side would
> help otherwise I suspect you're just going to have problems until they
> either allow external access or add a second workstation.
>
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