In a word, no. A dumb terminal has firmware in it that allows it to communicate with a dumb terminal keyboard.
However, if that TV has a video input port, (VGA, DVI, etc.), you could probably connect a computer to it and run a terminal emulator program on the computer. The terminal emulator program allows the computer and its keyboard to act as a dumb terminal with a dumb terminal keyboard.
Thanks for your reply.
If I install in my pc windows server for example, i believe that there must be a way to connect my tv in the second port (output) of my graphic card and a second mouse and keyboard (usb) and then with the right server options corresponding them(by using their mac addressees) together in the same dumb terminal. Is it possible?
I need to have dumb terminal with bidirectional connection not a mirror of my desktop.I have 6 tv's around my house. With a structured cabling and a server I would like to make this convertion (tv to dumb t.) And if this happen then 6 users 7 with administrator will be able to use the same processor. Tv has a scart port wich can convert to VGA with cable. Is it possible?
Connecting the TV to a PC/server is simply using it as a display device. It cannot and will not interact with PC. It will simply display what is sent from the PC. The TV cannot perform two way communication on any of the video inputs/ports. The PC cannot perform two way communication on any the video outputs/ports.
A PC (using a standard OS or server OS) is not simply able to share input/process with multiple users. And definetly not with a bunch of TV's.
Connecting the TV to a PC/server is simply using it as a display and audio device. It cannot and will not interact with PC. (TV and her speakers are output devices) It will simply display what is sent from the PC. The TV cannot perform two way communication on any of the video inputs/ports. But if TV is a part of a terminal, which terminal includes and a mouse and a keyboard (input devices), then what can stop you. This terminal without processor (dumb) or anything else but a connection to server, may be a user
And I thing that FreeBSD could work properly.
A PC (using a standard OS or server OS) is not simply able to share input/process with multiple users. And definitely not with a bunch of TV's.
I don’t ask to share inputs but creating user (with their permissions and rights to work)
What do you say? Thanks for communication. :flowers:
A dumb terminal provides *-both-* keyboard input and screen output ... like this IBM-3486:
For example, when you press the letter "a” on the dumb terminal's keyboard, the dumb terminal has enough built-in intelligence to send the correct code for the letter "a" to the mini-/mainframe-computer.
Wow, that terminal is since 1983. A dumb terminal provides everything you need from hardware and its enough to connect with the server, which must run the right software for every situation. eg camera, printer etc. You can connect with server with cable or wireless. And wireless contain and the analog signal that TVs use. The keybord and mouse maybe better to use digital siglan. Do you agree?
The dumb terminals I'm familiar with: 1) use a serial connection to the server and 2) only have a keyboard. A mouse wasn't really necessary for character-based I/O.
mits69;5820538 You can connect with server with cable or wireless. And wireless contain and the analog signal that TVs use. The keybord and mouse maybe better to use digital signal. Do you agree?[/QUOTE said:
No.
The connection to the server is a network or LAN (data) connection.
The TV can likely transfer data across the network. Many support file/video playback over the network. And many have apps for internet use such as Netflix or YouTube. But the TV cannot access, browse, use a server resources (ie: control the server, run programs, perform actions). They don't contain the software needed for that kind of communication. And those that accept keyboards (I've not seen any that accept a mouse), only allow that device to control the apps run by the TV.
Also note that a wireless network signal and wireless mice/keyboards use different signals. You can't connect a keyboard/mouse to a wireless network. Input devices (ie: mice and keyboards) connect directly to hardware which support their input.
Based on your comments above, you are confused about "wireless" signals and analog/digital connectivity.
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Device which consists of a keyboard and a monitor, and a connection to a full-fledged (intelligent) computer usually a server PC, minicomputer, or a mainframe computer. Dumb terminals have no 'intelligence' (data processing or number crunching power) and depend entirely on the computer (to which they are connected) for computations, data storage, and retrieval. Dumb terminals are used by airlines, banks, and other such firms for inputting data to, and recalling it from, the connected computer.
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