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Multiseat

What is it?

A multiterminal, multiseat or multi-station is a single personal computer which supports multiple users locally and simultaneously. The configuration typically consists of several sets of keyboards, mice and monitors which can operate independently of each other, i.e. each set under the control of a different user. Others devices such as headphones, pendrives and USB storages may be included as well.

The fields of application of this system are huge: libraries, schools, public Internet access sites and in general almost every site intended for administrative work. In other words, this model of computation is not intended for intensive CPU applications, such as recent 3D games or video encoding.

The underlying operating system is GNU/Linux, but it can be easily ported to any system that uses the open-source implementation of the X Window System.