Re: GLUG: Off Topic: Switch box

[Thomas Andrews <tandrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Koot, Jeremy,

I've got an ATEN cs-124, and it's really nice. There are some minor bugs with
the mouse, but definitely worth it IMO. When I read the LJ article I was
convinced that he was talking about my box - I recon it's just been re-branded.
I found a URL for ATEN btw - I think it was aten.com.tw - so you can check it
out. Our local supplier (in Cape Town) is Light Edge and it was about R1850 (at
cost) + vat.

There is one important thing to know: the choice of video cable is very
important. If you use a cheap video extender cable, it makes your screen
blurred! I ended up using old (screened) cables from dead monitors, and I run
happily at around 1024x768x85Hz. The display is crisp. 

Contrary to the LJ article, I use ONE mouse (ps2) and it drives pc's with either
serial or ps2 mouse requirements. It's hot-pluggable AND you can reset the
mouse/kbd via the front panel. A friend has the cs128 (8 port) and he's also
very happy.

Regards,
Thomas

Visual Numerics wrote:
> 
> Koot,
> > I need a switch box for 3 of my pc's to use one monitor, keyboard and
> > mouse.
> > Got one from Cable link, but it did not work as expected (blurred
> > screen, lost the mouse and keyboard when switching between pc's and so
> > on).
> >
> > So now I am thinking off "building" one from a diagram (if it is not
> > going to work as expected, then I can just as well do it my self).
> >
> > Now the question is, where can I get a diagram for a "good" switch box?
> > A switch box in "kit form" is preferred, but I don't think that is
> > available locally.
> This doesn't answer your question, but LJ gave a
> good review to the ProConnect last issue. The URL
> is http://www.linksys.com.
> 
> Jeremy
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