[olug] Web kiosk

[T. J. Brumfield]

4 heads on a Linux box is probably feasible, but having 4 sets of
input to one PC that aren't interfering with each other is another
thing. You can set one PC as an X server perhaps, and have 4 thin
clients connecting to it. But ultimately, I don't think one PC can
handle the input from 4 people at once.

-- T. J.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:50 AM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
> Hmmmm that's an interesting idea.
> I have not tried it but in theory
> http://linuxgazette.net/124/smith.html
>
> How does Linux handle multihead videocards?
> In Windows ATI cards show up as 2 devices and Nvidia cards show as 1.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> webtrekker at cox.net
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:43 PM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: [olug] Web kiosk
>
> Hi All,
> Looking for ideas on how to create a small (4 station/users) web kiosk setup
> to allow for on-site user registration.  The idea is to have a single Linux
> box that would allow 4 different users to access a specific website to
> register for a conference.  I'm not sure how to go about attaching 4
> keyboards, 4 mice and 4 monitors to a single computer while using a small
> custom-locked Linux distro that only allows access to the registration
> website.
> I have found products like nComputing's X350 kit
> (http://ncomputing.com/Solutions/Xseries.aspx) which looks like it would
> work, but could this be built with standard components?
> Worse case, we could grab 4 old laptop from a recycler but would rather not
> spend money on old hardware for a single use.
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions,
> Patrick
>
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