[G4] Switching CPU's on one monitor

[Steve Goldstein]

If the monitor is analog (e.g., VGA), you can buy a manual switch for 
about $15 or less, and a complete KVM switch (Keyboard, VGA, Mouse) 
to switch all three at once for well under $100--these have gotten 
really cheap in the past few years, but I have no idea how cheap, as 
I have not bought one lately.  However, if you are talking digital 
monitor then the solution begins to become much more expensive.  I 
use a Gefen ex-tend-it "ADC" switcher (ADC for my Mac and DVI for my 
PC as well as the USB devices attached to them), but it cost around 
$400!

--Steve

At 2:05 PM -0700 10/21/04, C. Russell wrote:
>I am running a Mac G4/400 704 MB ram and now have a HP 1 Ghz 
>Window's PC which I use for trouble shooting other people's PC's. I 
>have one Monitor Diamond Pro 710 that works one both CPU's, but I 
>have to shut down and disconnect and reconnect to the unit I want to 
>use.. Does anyone have advice on a switching system that is not to 
>costly.. where I can switch without having to shut down.
>
>Thanks Russell