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> -----Original Message-----
> From Paul J. Traynor
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Sharing a monitor!
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> Hi,
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> I don't have much space to add another monitor to my desktop and yet I
> have a CPU that I wish to have beside my desktop for easy access
> purposes. Can anyone tell me if there is a way I could share a single
> monitor between two machines.
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> Thank you in advance,
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> Paul.
A KVM Switch will do the trick. It "splits" your keyboard, video and mouse
between two systems. They are fairly reasonable for a 2 system switch. I use
a Linksys model that came with cables. I don't remember the price I paid
about 2 years ago, but it (or a similar model) is available from Newegg for
$38 + $5 shipping. My only complaint is that I could not use my 4 button
mouse with wheel the same as a direct connection. The wheel scrolled
differently. I never solved the "problem" but just went with two mice.
HTH
Jim Maki
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