[KLUG Members] Novell Multiplier?

[Dirk H Bartley]

On Mon, 2005-03-21 at 10:02 -0500, Tony Gettig wrote:

> So it's basically physical access to the same PC for up to ten users. A
> different kind of thin client, but on a short tether. 
> 
> $99 per seat seems a little pricey to me.

I've half way tried doing that before with dual monitors.  It was
feasible years ago by just being the absolute expert at configuring
XF86Config.  I gave up though when thinking of how to get the cables to
get the vga between two next door cubicles.  Most monitors have
relatively short cables, 6 feet or so at most.

Pricey yes when comparing to taking landfill and turning it into an ltsp
workstaion.  But cost effective if it costs $99 to add a 2nd keyboard
monitor and mouse to a somewhat beefy desktop host.  You'll spend more
than that on a monitor.

What gets me is 10.  How are you going to get 10 vga cables connected to
one computer strung to even very near monitors.

Dirk