Re: [PLUG] Keyboard/monitor/mouse switchbox?

[ziggy@panix.com]

> Anybody know where one of these could be had for cheap?  I was at
> MicroCenter earlier, and they had one for ~$30-40 that would switch one
> set of console hardware between 4 boxes, but it had AT-style keyboard
> adaptors and serial ports for the mice.  There was another one, same
> price, with monitor ports and PS/2 keyboard ports, but no mice ports.  
> I want one with SVGA and PS/2 ports that will take a monitor, keyboard,
> and mouse, and I want it for under $50.  Am I asking too much?

Microcenter *does* have a 2-way monitor/mouse/keyboard switch.
Under $50?  You might be asking for too much, at least at microcenter.

I got one there recently, and I forget how much I paid for it.  Datacomm
Warehouse might have a bigger selection and lower prices.  (But you
can't gawk at the prices they're asking for original AT&T UNIX manuals.)
Don't forget to add in the extension cables; I think I paid ~$10 each
for two sets.

I'm quite unhappy with the setup because the monitor cables appear to 
be unshielded.  I'm running X at 1024x768, and when going through the 
switch, there is a noticeable amount fuzz and ghosting on the display
(the kind that looks like it induces nasty headaches).  Using the 
monitor extension cables without going through the box actually makes
the problem *much* worse.  

I suppose the problem isn't as bad at lower resolutions, though.

Z.


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