From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 22 3: 2:40 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1F8537B404 for ; Sat, 22 Mar 2003 03:02:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from grunt24.ihug.com.au (grunt24.ihug.com.au [203.109.249.144]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D89343FAF for ; Sat, 22 Mar 2003 03:02:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from john@jmv.com.au) Received: from p50-max18.syd.ihug.com.au (localhost) [203.173.153.50] by grunt24.ihug.com.au with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18wglm-0005Va-00; Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:02:35 +1100 Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:56:46 +1100 Subject: Re: multiuser with FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v482) From: John Vender To: "ive ---" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.482) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 09:20 PM, ive --- wrote: > Using a FreeBsd system ruuning on x86 PC can we use one desktop(one > computer) with 4 terminals (4 monitors & keyboards connected to one > motherboard). If we can what must be done to provide this. yes, FreeBSD is capable of multiuser operation. You can use either dumb terminals or PCs running terminal emulation software connected to the FreeBSD machine using serial cables. There are cards you can install in the FreeBSD machine that provide the serial ports needed to connect the terminals. Cheers...John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message