Re: [WinMac] Sharing Keyboards between Mac and PC

Kim Andersen(andersen[at]pu.org)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:29:38 -0500

At 3:10 AM -0400 7/30/98, Caerwyn Pearce wrote:
>It's not that there's nothing on the market it's that there's
>a lot of PC solutions on the market which bodge in the Mac interface and
>the ones that do it properly are more expensive than the computers I'm
>trying to use. For example the prices I've been quoted for a Cybex
>solution it would probably be cheaper to extend the office and buy
>another desk. Seriously, somewhere in the region of 15000FF (you'll have
>to convert to USD) for a single mac and single pc solution which uses the
>Mac peripherals. That's a little nutso for a small home office solution.

We have a Network Technologies (phone 330-562-7070) ST-1X2-MMP with Mac
keyboard and mouse, Mac multi-scan 17 monitor with VGA adapter, running a
Power Mac 7300 and a Dell Pentium II. This lets me have a Power key and
Command key for the Mac, and the only adjustment needed on the PC side is
Command-click instead of right-click.

The video on both sides is the same as if the monitor was plugged directly
into the Mac or the PC. The keyboard and mouse work great on both sides
too. I've been using it for two weeks now and haven't seen one single
problem.

Also you can switch using a special keystroke, making it possible to hide
the switch box. It's $470 USD and cables are around $10 each.

Kim Andersen
Amarillo National Resource Center

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