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Using 1 Gaming Computer For 2 People?

Posted by timothy on from the quite-a-replacement-ratio dept.

True Vox writes "My fiance and I have recently taken interest in City of Heroes (she's currently got a character on my account). She's got a cute little netbook, but nothing nearly powerful enough for a 5-year-old MMORPG, let alone if we take interest in Champions Online! I am reticent to buy a new gaming computer simply for what amounts to a passing phase. Has anyone had any experience using one computer to control two monitors with two sets of input devices (e.g. two keyboards and two mice, or one keyboard, one mouse, and a 360 gamepad, perhaps)? I have seen one solution that might work, but not much information from users that I can find. In short, does anyone have any experience with setups like this?"

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  1. Sucks Doesn't It by fat_mike · · Score: 0, Troll

    This was discussed the other day and I have to smile at the fact that this is the best the Linux community can come up with. You are seriously going to run City of Heroes on top of Wine on top of this other thing just to get a post on Slashdot? 1. Calling bullshit on the fiance 2. If she's real, she's sleeping with someone else 3. Linux!

  2. Solution by Bazouel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Buy a console. Or play other kind of "games" with her ;) Or go out. I mean anything where you actually spend time interacting with each other in the real world.

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  3. Re:DANGER! DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! by iamhassi · · Score: 1, Troll

    "You're asking a bunch of dorks about a technical question concerning the opposite sex? "

    He's obviously lying.

    He's 14 and his cousin's visiting for a few weeks and left his Alienware laptop charger in LA. Any adult geek of marrying age would have a few 2+ ghz PCs lying around that a cheap video card could be thrown in, or spend $100+ on Craigslist and buy a suitable PC.

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  4. Re:RDP by binarylarry · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why not just link a torrent to a Win2k3 iso and crack?

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  5. Re:RDP by Molochi · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're machine was born Pwnd. Nuf said.

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  6. It's Simple by kd5zex · · Score: 0, Troll

    1. Buy her a computer
    2. Impregnate her.
    3. Welcome baby
    4. Sell computer on Ebay/Craigslist
    5. Spend the rest of your life paying for medical bills, school lunches and bail bonds.