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Subject: Re: multi-user: multiple consoles in FreeBSD
In-Reply-To: <362F0ECD.F14673FB@airnet.net> from Kris Kirby at "Oct 22, 98 10:54:05 am"
To: kris@airnet.net (Kris Kirby)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 19:35:37 +0200 (CEST)
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As Kris Kirby wrote...
> Nick Hibma wrote:
> > Let's not forget about the possiblities that might emerge from this.
> > 
> > x servers with lots of PCI slots, exactly for this purpose
> > x graphics cards with multiple connectors for monitors on the back
> >         (they exist, I believe, otherwise it won't take long, now
> >         windows has multi head support)
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, I believe that we have a problem with PCI bridges. I'd love
> to buy a machine with eight PCI slots. I'm afraid I'd overtax the processor
> before I have all my toys hooked up. (1 ethernet + 7 video? Whee!!!)
>  
> > And yes it will be slow. But having an extra place to work at for only
> > ECU 499.99 including monitor is something one or the other might go for.
> > See VAX VMS in the old days. That worked, on a CPU the 'size' of a 486.
> 
> The comparison I like to use is ftp.cdrom.com. If a PPro/200 can shovel out
> 435GB a day, imagine what a faster machine could do. Get crazy: Quad PII/400.

Hmmmmm. Quad Xeon with FreeBSD? Just saw Jordan H. demonstrate a build
of a GENERIC kernel in 45 secs ;-)

Cool...

Wilko
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