Hello Michael,

There are products out there in the market that do what you want.  They
are normally call 'multiplexers' (in my part of the world anyway).
Not only will you be able to switch between monitors, you can share
mouse and keyboards too.  I have not seen any for speaker yet, so I am
not sure.  The mechanical ones are cheaper, probably about US$30 - US$50
while the digital ones are better but more expensive ;^)

Michael C Soto wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am wondering if there is a simple way for me to hook up two PC's to 1
> monitor. I'm going to be living on campus at a college that's an hour
> away (UC Irvine, to be exact), and I won't have a car there. In my dorm,
> I'll be using a desktop with a 17" monitor. At home, we have another PC.
> I'll only be able to come home every once in a while, and when I do, I'd
> just like to bring the PC only - not that huge 17" monitor.
>
> Will it be a problem to hook up 2 PC's to 1 monitor using a switchbox?
> Any advice on using these? The monitor that will be used is a Mitac 15"
> both PCs run Win 98 SE. And, are there any switchbox devices that will
> allow 2 PC's to share a single set of mouse, keyboard, monitor, and
> perhaps even speakers?
>
> Thanks a lot guys,
>
> - Hawk166_PWR (Michael Soto)
> [log in to unmask]
>
> ________________________________________________________________
> YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET!
> Juno now offers FREE Internet Access!
> Try it today - there's no risk!  For your FREE software, visit:
> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
>
>          PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
>                      visit our download web page at:
>                      http://nospin.com/pc/files.html

--
                                 *** Motorola Internal Use Only ***
                                 **********************************
Lim Wei Siong Vincent                  [log in to unmask]
Senior Software Engineer

Motorola Electronics Pte Ltd           Global Software Division -
Singapore Software Centre
Tel : +65 - 486 7657                   Fax : +65 - 481 6997

         PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
                     visit our download web page at:
                     http://nospin.com/pc/files.html