Doesn't really say __how__ it works internally. The author simply says that, on Fedora 17, it is truly "plug and play". He plugged it into a PC running Fedora and he immediately saw a GDM login screen. He said performance was generally good, except for some HD video from YouTube.
This is a "Kickstart" project, which means it isn't ready yet. From the Kickstart page, it implies this is an all hardware solution using ASICs. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1666707630/plugable-thin-client-the-50-computer -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:41 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: The old is new again - Not IBM related, but I > hope interesting > > On Wed, 2 May 2012 07:00:37 -0500, McKown, John wrote: > > > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=plugable_mu > ltiseat_kick&num=1 > > > >This is a USB device which can plug into a normal PC running > Linux (Fedora 17 is mentioned). You then connect a > DisplayLink monitor, USB keyboard and mouse to the device. > And you have a multi-user system on a single PC. Not a > "server" PC with other PCs connected as "clients", but just > one single PC. Reminds me of what could be done with MP/M-80 > (the multiuser version of CP/M-80), except back then it was a > serial (RS-232?) connected keyboard/display. Or, maybe, an > S/360 with a 2260(?) or 3272(?). > > > Ah! The complement to the KVM switch! But it probably has > the "client" PC > embedded in the USB plug. I wonder what OS it runs? Is there an X11 > server either in the USB plug or in the DisplayLink monitor? > Does it need > a driver? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
