Mainframe componets

[daggs]

hello all.
got a simple question, I'm planning to buy a single server for my home and connect to it multiple bunches of inputs, each bunch has a screen, keyboard, mouse and speakers, what special hardware do I need to get?

thanks.

 

[GhislainG]

Are what you refer to as "multiple bunches of inputs, each bunch has a screen, keyboard, mouse and speakers" thin terminals? If so, they should be connected via Ethernet.

 

[daggs]

Are what you refer to as "multiple bunches of inputs, each bunch has a screen, keyboard, mouse and speakers" thin terminals? If so, they should be connected via Ethernet.

nope, I mean by instead of having 3 different computers (screen, keyboard, mouse and case with hw) I want to have one case with hw where I can connect a bunch (monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers) where every bunch is independent e.g. in one specific time, three different users can work on three different bunches and do different things

 

[GhislainG]

You can connect each keyboard and mouse to a USB port and each monitor to a video card (you may require two or more video cards). VMware server might work if you assign specific devices to a VM, but using thin clients normally is the way to go. Other members can certainly suggest different solutions, but I presume that it's for office applications and not for gaming.

 

[daggs]

You can connect each keyboard and mouse to a USB port and each monitor to a video card (you may require two or more video cards). VMware server might work if you assign specific devices to a VM, but using thin clients normally is the way to go. Other members can certainly suggest different solutions, but I presume that it's for office applications and not for gaming.

I'm not looking for software solutions, I have a software solution (linux), question is do I need anymore hardware?
also, if I get a for example 6 core cpu, I can use it for gaming (not hardcore thought)
for example, getting a pci usb hub of 4 and (for mouse, keyboard and usb port) and a display card for each terminal. I will need thought a powerful psu.
does anyone know/can guess what level of noise I might expect?

 

[mathmo]

I've got to ask... WHY do you want to do this?

 

[daggs]

I've got to ask... WHY do you want to do this?

multiple reasons including multiple oss, multiple computers, money and girlfriend...

 

[T_T]

So you want ONE computer to be able to handle the processes and commands of THREE individual (as if three separate) computers that connects to your server?

 

[mlcloud]

I'm pretty sure several of us are following the example displayed in daggs avatar...

 

[daggs]

So you want ONE computer to be able to handle the processes and commands of THREE individual (as if three separate) computers that connects to your server?

yup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiseat_configuration

 

[daggs]

I'm pretty sure several of us are following the example displayed in daggs avatar...

 

[mathmo]

it made sense to do this years ago when computers were very expensive, but now they are dirt cheap why would you want to go through the hassle of this?

you want to have it service 3 separate users from what I've read, so rather than buying one high powered computer for $2000 (just picking a number for a sake of the example) that can handle all three at once, instead get it like this:

user one does a bit of gaming: $1k machine built up from newegg
user two watches movies, heavy web browsing, uses office apps: $700 sourced from newegg
user three just checks her emails and her favorite news websites: $300 ex-lease computer from your preferred friendly local IT shop

 

[daggs]

it made sense to do this years ago when computers were very expensive, but now they are dirt cheap why would you want to go through the hassle of this?

you want to have it service 3 separate users from what I've read, so rather than buying one high powered computer for $2000 (just picking a number for a sake of the example) that can handle all three at once, instead get it like this:

user one does a bit of gaming: $1k machine built up from newegg
user two watches movies, heavy web browsing, uses office apps: $700 sourced from newegg
user three just checks her emails and her favorite news websites: $300 ex-lease computer from your preferred friendly local IT shop

thats 2k for 3 comps, my gf won't accept it... don't bother to ask even why, also, I'm not from the us, so newegg is out of the question. computers where I live are expensive, getting a 2K mainframe more money worth.
1.1k for the rest and about 900 for the cpu+mb