Comments for Turning One Computer into Ten at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:03:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-8660 I'm looking at doing the same for my family. I would like to enable my family of 5 to run everything from my one PC. If I put in Client Computers that are able to give out sound on headphones per room and have the Main Computer do all the processing then I should actually provide more bang for the buck than this setup. Each setup would have an auto sleep mode after 10 minutes of non use which means that almost all devices in my home would be auto turned off after 10 minutes of non use. I'm working on it steadly but I want to incoporate Lights in the room everything to be auto off. With advancements in technology we should be at a stage where waking up and just saying something would auto turn on the devices in that room. No more wasted energy or worries. Don't know if we are there yet but going to try. - Jason Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:21:09 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3580 26 million cars off the road!! Sheesh! At DeVry we have labs full of computers, as do many schools. The power and inexpense of todays CPUs leaves no reason why this shouldn't be implemented more often. an interesting thought is that providers are beginning to do the opposite: with google at the top level using hundreds of computers linked together to provide a single service, now we are going to be using one computer to serve many people from a lower level. - Josh Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:55:36 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3562 VMware have also been doing it for a while now.... - cathal Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:53:49 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3556 Wikipedia has a nice article on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client I read somewhere on the intarwebs about how thin-client computing on Linux is becoming a popular option for cash-strapped public school disticts. - jayKayEss Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:58:24 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3548 One can configure Linux based thin clients with sound using portaudio and XDMCP. - Jade Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:02:47 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3546 Isn't this basically the old mainframe-terminal setup they used in the days that the computer was new, only with an ordinary pc as mainframe? This is what they used to call time-sharing (I knew my essay on the history of the internet would come in handy some time) But I do like the idea. - Tobias Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:40:33 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3534 Yes, this can be done easly with today Linux + X.org. All you need is a graphic card for each monitor. But what about sound.... ? this cannot be done with today software/hardware AFAIK If you go for configuration without sound.. i just remake with old UNIX technology ie one box many terminals. I have seen this type of configurations on high-schools, its called multi-seat. - DontStopDancing Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:44:15 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/efficiency/788#comment-3532 Sun Microsystems has been doing this for a while now. Check out the SunRay technology. Basically you have 1 server and it can support hundreds of clients. http://www.sun.com/sunray/sunray270/index.xml - Justin Haggerty Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:40:15 +0100