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#1 23 MAY 2005 at 8:36pm
mbc841 Space Cadet Posts : 194 Joined: 10 OCT 2002 Status : Online	I've researched and can't seem to find any info on doing this - does anyone know an easy way of hooking 2 pc's up to one monitor and mouse and keyboard? Isn't there some sort of switching device I can get? Thanks! Mike. [url=http://www.justadventure.com/IndependentDevs/TheArrangement/index.htm][[img]http://www.justadventure.com/IndependentDevs/TheArrangement/Graphics/banner1.jpg[/img][/url]
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#2 23 MAY 2005 at 9:21pm
Lurker01 Private Detective Posts : 411 Joined: 23 JUN 2004 Location: US Status : Offline	Google for KVM switches. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein
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#3 23 MAY 2005 at 10:37pm
SirDave Guild Master Posts : 4939 Joined: 17 OCT 2002 Location: US Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By mbc841 (23 MAY 2005 8:36pm)* I've researched and can't seem to find any info on doing this - does anyone know an easy way of hooking 2 pc's up to one monitor and mouse and keyboard? Isn't there some sort of switching device I can get? Thanks! Mike. mbc842: I have 4 computers & 2 keyboard+videoscreen+mouse (ie. KVM) setups and am constantly switching from one computer to the other but using the same keyboard/monitor/mouse. For instance, one computer is used only for web-surfing & misc stuff like audio editing while the one next to it is used for video editing that can involve 'setting it & forgetting it' while it encodes video etc. So, long story short, the solution is to get a KVM switch that connects a common keyboard + monitor + mouse and the 2 computers. There are 2 or 3 competing companies for KVM switches; I have been happy with the Belkin brand. You can choose between one that handles anywere from 1 pair of computers to 2 or 3 pairs. The future ain't what it used to be!
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#4 23 MAY 2005 at 10:52pm
Caroline JA+ Overseer Posts : 16540 Joined: 28 JAN 2007 Location: AU Status : Offline	SirDave Your spare room must be a sight to behold. FOUR computers? jeepers creepers! Talk about a man and his toys.
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#5 23 MAY 2005 at 11:20pm
MichalN Grand Inquisitor Posts : 7058 Joined: 14 SEP 2003 Status : Online	At work I use two PCs and one keyboard/mouse/CRT connected via a Belkin KVM (and then I have anywhere between one and three other separate machines, depending on what I'm working on). Works great. These KVMs aren't terribly expensive either. I forgot my sig.
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#6 24 MAY 2005 at 4:34pm
mbc841 Space Cadet Posts : 194 Joined: 10 OCT 2002 Status : Online	Thanks everyone, I'll check it out!! Sounds really nifty! Mike. [url=http://www.justadventure.com/IndependentDevs/TheArrangement/index.htm][[img]http://www.justadventure.com/IndependentDevs/TheArrangement/Graphics/banner1.jpg[/img][/url]
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