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Belkin (www.belkin.com) also sells OmniCube and OmniView for sharing a single Mouse,
Keyboard and Monitor between two or more computers. In my case each computer has it's
own monitor, but I want to use (or share) a single Mouse and Keyboard between both
computers. I have OmniCube (cost about $90 plus shipping) and it is supposed to switch
computers from a keyboard hotkey or with a switch on the OmniCube. The advantage is it
gives you a more compact computer work area.
I say OmniCube is supposed to switch because I haven't installed my OmniCube yet. I
found out special mouse/keyboard extension cables are required from Belkin.
Specifically OmniCube requires keyboard/mouse extension cables with male connectors on
each end however the standard extension cables are female at one end and male at the
other.
I first saw Belkin's OmniView at CompUSA. I'm not sure about the difference between
OmniCube and OmniView , except I know OmniCube allows for only two computers, and OmniView
is more expensive (in $110 range I believe). Both are available from online stores.
OmniCube supports up to 1600 x 1200 resolution. I support Jim Hill's statement about
getting heavily insulated video cables because you are essentially extending your video
cable.
--- Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hill <jhill1@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: mulligan@xxxxxxxx <mulligan@xxxxxxxx>; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: One Screen Two Computers
>I've had good luck with Cybex Switchview. http://www.cybex.com/.
>Make sure you get the highest quality video cables you can buy.
>
>best regards, jim hill
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lamont Cranston [mailto:mulligan@xxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 11:33 AM
>To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: One Screen Two Computers
>
>
>List:
>
>Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with a switch box that
>would allow you to have one screen connected to two computers?
>
>What I would like to do is have one computer dedicated to TS with two
>graphics cards and one dedicated to all other operations, eg internet,
>wordprocessing etc.
>
>Since I only have room for two monitors, I would like to switch one
>monitor from the TS computer to the other computer so I could go onto
>the internet or any other application.
>
>Can anyone make a suggestion?
>
>Lamont Cranston
> "who knows what evil lurks"
>
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