Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:43:23 +0100
From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
Message-Id: <200306131743.h5DHhNdv000312@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>
To: john@grabjohn.com, jsimmons@infradead.org, terje_fb@yahoo.no
Subject: Re: Real multi-user linux
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
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> >     The next stage will be non PC boards supporting more than
> > one graphics display output. Every now and then you see such a
> > board. I seen a 8 graphics chip board with 8 video outputs.

> As the number of terminals increases you might want to investigate the
> possibility of terminal driving units connected to the main box, like
> this:

[snip diagram]

Of course, those terminal driving units could actually then just be
replaced with multiple-display-and-keyboard-enabled X servers.

So, instead of trying to add more and more terminals to a single box,
you could stick with four-headed X servers, which would probably be
more scalable.

John.
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