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Last updated 5-21-2023,

By the time pandemic arrived, I had developed a fully functional multi-seat system based on free open source Linux and my configuration scripts that utilized USB 2.0 zero clients, or network attached zero clients using the Elite Silicon Technology chip and DisplayLink USB to VGA chips rather than the only competing Linux solution, that of the for-profit https://www.userful.com/ which was a proprietary licensed solution with no current opensource Linux driver for the SMSC chip they utilize.

Hardware manufacturers started dropping out of the zero client market leaving only the Phistek ZE7000 with a DisplayLink dl-165 chip retailing at $170. I, and all known to me multi-seat companies, are now  using the cheaper Android TV boxes or Raspberry Pi instead of the legacy zero clients. Unlike others, I am taking advantage of the power of these arm cpu to run apps locally which greatly reduces the network bandwidth required for software client only approaches that run their apps on a server. This also allows the client to send a WOL magic packet to wake up the server which the zero clients, having no cpu, can’t.

Chromebooks and Google Education were able to scale up for the pandemic multi-seat market.  Other companies have refocused on digital signage and AV.
Therefore I let my prior domain, multi-seat.com, expire and am moving forward under https://raspiplayer.com   My prior content may continue to be viewed at  https://raspiplayer.com/multi-seat/ , and its sub menus for configuration of specific hardware.