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Always wanted 2 users on 1 PC! Now it is happening…

Yesterday I was in a meeting with the MultiPoint team here at Microsoft and I was very excited to hear that they helped release a new SKU for Windows Server called Windows MultiPoint Server 2010! See microsoft.com/windows/multipoint

My vision was having 2 keyboards and mice on 1 pc on a desk, and supporting the ability to have users use 2 different applications.

June 2007, I blogged:

I'd love to have 2 monitors, 2 mice and 2 keyboards on a pc to enable 2 users.

Unfortunately, Windows client has a bunch of ties to 1 app having focus, etc… MultiPoint Server gets around this by effectively using Remote Desktop sessions into the same computer. So you have 2 monitors, 2 keyboards, 2 mice and you are good to go. Sounds like you can do many more users than that, as well…

Interesting!

Published Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:02 AM by Rob_Relyea
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# re: Always wanted 2 users on 1 PC! Now it is happening…@ Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:13 PM

How exactly is MultiPoint different than the Terminal Services we've had for years on Windows Servers? Looking it over quickly I just don't see how this is different.

# re: Always wanted 2 users on 1 PC! Now it is happening…@ Thursday, March 04, 2010 3:55 PM

Scott-

I believe that you could have 1 powerful computer, with dual monitors, dual keyboards and dual mice.  Then each monitor would effective be a TS session into the "Server".

So one computer would be able to have 2 different client sessions with the server.

Thanks, Rob

# Evolution of input@ Friday, May 21, 2010 3:43 PM

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve wanted to see Windows grow to support multiple keyboards and mice on

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