Thanks to :
- Rich Pieri
- Guenter Millahn
who kindly suggested a solution to my problem
Original Question:
> I would like to know wether it is possible to connect 2 boxes to 1
> monitor without buying a switch, in order to change automatically the
> display from one box to the other one.
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Rich Pieri answered:
> No, you need some kind of switch. Compared to a SPARC
> they are not inordinately expensive, around $300 for a good one.
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Guenter Millahn wrote:
>here is another Solution for your problem.
>Several companies make so called Keyboard/Monitor-Switches. They use
>one Keyboard/Monitor-pair and can connect to one or more compute
>boxes. Some models you can cascade and reach a very high number of
>boxes in this way.
>Please check also:
>http://www.blackbox.com/catalog/09switches/switchin.htm
>http://www.rosel.com/
>as two examples for companies making such devices.
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Thanks once again !!
Maria
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Maria Jose Bueno
Hardware and Software Development Department
Technology Division
NEC Argentina S.A
Av. San Martin 5020 (1602) Florida
Bs. As - Argentina
Phone: (54 - 1) 730-6062
Fax: (54-1) 730-6060
e-mail: mjbueno@nec.com.ar
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