![NComputing X300 desktop virtualization kit](http://www.ncomputing.com/Portals/0/x550vid/x300m.jpg)
In writing about the
"Multiseat" Computer, which allows up to 12 people to share one PC, I forgot about the similar unit from
nComputing , which was on display at
ACEC08. The nComputing unit has PCI cards which is inserted into a PC running Microsoft Windows or Linux and allows it to be shared by three or five people. . The nComputing unit uses Ethernet type cable with RJ-45 plugs to locate the users up to 10m from the PC.
![IOGEAR GUC2015V External VGA Video Card](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21RalyqhqmL._SL210_.jpg)
Another option might be to use USB external video cards. These are intended to provide a second screen, usually for a Lpatop, where a PCI card cannot be installed. They would have the advantage that a single standard USB cable could be used to connect the video, mouse, keyboard and audio for the user, making a low cost computer terminal. The catch would be that the USB connection could carry a fast moving high resolution video image. But this might be good for a web terminal, which just displays relatively static web pages. Amazon sell two models of
USB external video card from IOGEAR:
GUC2020DW6 USB 2.0 External DVI Video Card and the
GUC2015V External VGA Video Card.
Labels: Green IT, Thin Client Computing
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