Jetway's 915P-TWIN Mobo: One PC, Two Users

**MIG-31** · Nov 19, 2004, 10:51 PM

Motherboard value-added features are largely tied to the chipset's capabilities. However, Jetway's 915P-TWIN offers an exception with a mobo that the company says allows two users to share a single PC.

New motherboard products keep hitting the market, yet their features do not change that fast, unless there are fundamental platform changes such as Intel's Socket 775 introduction. Usually, motherboard value- added propositions involve adding a new feature while removing one that is obsolete. However, Jetway offers a unique capability: the MagicTWIN mobo allows for two users to work on a single computer simultaneously.

The groundwork was laid by Microsoft WindowsXP, which theoretically makes it possible to log on several users at the same time on a single PC. However, in practice, the capability hasn't worked, even when two monitor and input devices were available. Jetway finally found a way to get around this limitation and calls the new feature MagicTWIN, which is a software add-on. After installing it, two users can log on to two different Windows consoles.
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The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 20, 2004, 03:05 AM

cool ... i remember haveing this ideas like this many years ago....
also there have also been costly shareing soultions....

**dj_stick** · Nov 20, 2004, 05:34 AM

i like this idea

Judas · Nov 20, 2004, 06:40 AM

i've had the thought as well, just didn't know how to get around the mouse/keyboard fighting.....

Nov 19, 2004, 10:51 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,745 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Jetway's 915P-TWIN Mobo: One PC, Two Users Motherboard value-added features are largely tied to the chipset's capabilities. However, Jetway's 915P-TWIN offers an exception with a mobo that the company says allows two users to share a single PC. New motherboard products keep hitting the market, yet their features do not change that fast, unless there are fundamental platform changes such as Intel's Socket 775 introduction. Usually, motherboard value- added propositions involve adding a new feature while removing one that is obsolete. However, Jetway offers a unique capability: the MagicTWIN mobo allows for two users to work on a single computer simultaneously. The groundwork was laid by Microsoft WindowsXP, which theoretically makes it possible to log on several users at the same time on a single PC. However, in practice, the capability hasn't worked, even when two monitor and input devices were available. Jetway finally found a way to get around this limitation and calls the new feature MagicTWIN, which is a software add-on. After installing it, two users can log on to two different Windows consoles. _______________ Read More: tomshardware __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 20, 2004, 03:05 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	cool ... i remember haveing this ideas like this many years ago.... also there have also been costly shareing soultions.... __________________