googled and found this: http://www.ssc.com/pipermail/linux-list/1999-November/043249.html
On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 16:46, Mark Knecht wrote: > Hi, > I think this should be quite possible with a tricky bit of configuration. > > If I had a single PC with a dual head graphics adapter, and then two > keyboards and two mice (possibly one mouse and keyboard are USB, or possibly > both) should it be possible to take a single fast machine and let two > non-performance oriented users 'share' the machine? > > If this was to work I'd need the linking of monitor, mouse and keyboard > to be bullet proof, such that logging on at Keyboard A, independent of what > the user ID was, would always correctly show up on the monitor in front of > keyboard A and would always use mouse A. Both heads must be able to run X, > and if possible I want both to run different Window environments if > possible. (Say KDE and fluxbox at the same time on different monitors, but > this is not an absolute requirement.) > > Where would the keyboards and mice go? On separate USB ports to keep > everything straight at boot time? I assume that either startx and/or > .xinitrc could be set up to let one keyboard/mouse & user use a specific > display. In their case they will always sit down at the same keyboards. > (They won't trade.) > > My 70+ year old parents with absolutely zero Linux experience are the > target audience for this idea. This was their request. They got quite burned > recently from a windows Virus problem. I would manage the machine remotely, > which I already do with their Windows boxes and PC Anywhere. > > Any and all ideas much appreciated. Pointers to working examples are > certainly best. Any problems you know abut this sort of system would be > interesting. > > thanks, > Mark > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
