[ale] KVM or alternative

[Matt Smith]

I think he's referring to some switches that basically only have a "next"
function where you press a button to go from PC 2 to PC 3, but if you want
to go from PC 2 to PC 1, you have to press it 3 times, and usually wait a
little bit inbetween presses.

I saw an ad for a 2-port kvm switch that consisted of nothing more than a
y-cable (http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=554209)... all of
the switching logic was built into a block in the cable where the ends
meet.. pretty low-profile.


--Matt


-----Original Message-----
From: David Corbin [mailto:dcorbin at machturtle.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:25 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] KVM or alternative


Michael D. Hirsch wrote:

>On Thursday 13 February 2003 12:22 pm, Josh Freeman wrote:
>  
>
>>I wouldn't get a 2 port KVM unless they are substantially cheaper than
>>the 4 port. I don't know about you, but I keep having more and more
>>machines show up on my desk, and I kept an extra set of wires so I could
>>hook up a machine when my [mom's | friend's ] machine broke and showed
>>up on my doorstep
>>    
>>
>
>I find the 2 port switches significantly more convienient to use.  They 
>usually have some very simple way of toggling between the two computers.  
>The 4 ports are much less convenient.  
>
What's less convenient about them. It's the same number of keystrokes to 
switch between any computer....

>  
>

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