One PC, Simultaneous Users

[dayve]

Does anyone here know of any software that can be used to make one pc function as two?
Eg. One pc with 2 keyboards, 2 mouses, two monitors and two users at the same time doing different things.

I figured that this sort of software would be great as the majority of people do not use their PCs to the max and could save a great deal of money by not having to buy another one for a second person.

 

[gamerman4]

I've tried to do that before and it seems that only specialized computer systems can do it without many problems. Windows really isn't made for multiple simultaneous inputs.

 

[Tuffie]

The actual name for this is Multiseat or multiterminal.

Heres a wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiseat

I don't know so much about this, as the only reason I wanted to know about it was to add to a IT assignment.

 

[Lectrician]

By the time you have a second mouse, second keyboard, second monitor, second set of speakers etc, the tower seems just a small percentage of the cost.

 

[Motoxrdude]

By the time you have a second mouse, second keyboard, second monitor, second set of speakers etc, the tower seems just a small percentage of the cost.

You would have to buy all of those anyways to get a second computer, so why not?

 

[Lectrician]

You would have to buy all of those anyways to get a second computer, so why not?

Thats exactly it.

you do NEED to buy these extras for a second computer, so if you need to buy all these bits, the purchase on an additional tower is only a small percentage of the overall costs.