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| Thread ID: 50646 | 2004-10-28 00:51:00 | Two computers but really one computer | mister harbies (5607) | Press F1 |
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| 285354 | 2004-10-28 00:51:00 | Hey Fellow F1ers, Is this possible? Have one computer box, but have two monitors, two keyboards, two mice etc, so basically you have one computer working for two people. This would save costs with getting a licence for each computer. Having only one computer, you only need to by the licence once and two people can take advantage of this. And how can this be done? Mister Harbies |
mister harbies (5607) | ||
| 285355 | 2004-10-28 00:58:00 | There was a product called something Buddie or Buddie something that allowed 2 people, each with their own mouse keyboard and monitor, to share the same PC. From memory it worked with Win98. I saw one for sale on TradeMe for around $125 a few months ago, I didn't get it because I run XP. You can get a 2nd hand computer box for around the same amount. |
POTUS (5276) | ||
| 285356 | 2004-10-28 01:05:00 | Yes it's possible. This is how real computers work. :D We had computers, and terminals. Sometimes we used PCs as terminals, connected with Ethernet, or serial lines. But if you want cheap computing on PCs, buy cheap PCs. They are meant to work as single user machines. If you want very cheap computing, buy old computers. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 285357 | 2004-10-28 01:15:00 | Yes, I could buy cheap boxes, but this would still mean that the cheap box would still need a Microsoft XP Licence just because it is a box right? Having one box, gives me the need for only one licence. Mister Harbies |
mister harbies (5607) | ||
| 285358 | 2004-10-28 01:21:00 | Cheap (new) boxes come with XP these days. ;-) XP is not really meant to be a multiuser system. Microsoft sell server OSs for that. You could use their "remote" software, but it runs under XP, so you need two copies. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
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