Gustav,
You've gotten a lot of replies about new hardware. I didn't see anyone
come out and say it but I think that yes, you're going to need actual
terminals (or some nifty box that turns a monitor+kbd+mouse into
one). Then the issue of connection to the basement depends on the
terminal. You may also need a multi-port serial card. I believe I've seen
technologies for having a kbd and mouse distant but I don't know any way to
deliver video except through a cable or maybe across a wireless ethernet
(but that requires a computer on both ends).
Anyway, if you get terminals, a single Linux server will do. I imagine old
terminals are pretty much door stops these days and you can come by them
cheap or free. The new ones that look PC-ish may be harder to come by cheaply.
I also fondly recall the good old days when I was in college in the 80's
and dumb terminals were my only access to the Internet and I favor the CLI
even today. But I think I would feel constrained by being limited to using
terminals. I would favor leaving a few Linux workstations around the
living quarters and string ethernet down to a hub next to a server or two
in the basement. The workstations can be powered up and down while the
server runs 24/7.
You could also look into ways of muffling the computers or soundproofing
the bedroom. Or you could take up snoring.
-Alan Mead
At 06:59 AM 4/6/00 , you wrote:
>Could someone enlighten me about what I would need to create the part
>titled 'dumb terminal' in this solution?
>
>Guess I'd need some monitors, keyboards and mice, but how do they
>communicate (over distance) with the PCs? Do I use some kind of modems?
>What kind of modems? Can I use ordinary PC equipment to do this?
>(Looking forward to have multiple video cards under XFree 4.0.) Can I
>serve multiple sound cards from a shared PC to dedicated 'login points'?
>Using a multiplexor in the living room to serve multiple monitor setups?
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