RE: [WinMac] Mac-PC share a USB scanner?

Curtis Wilcox(cwcx[at]mail.rochester.edu)
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:30:24 -0500

At 08:52 AM 8/2/99 -0500, John Nurick wrote:

>>Is it possible to give both a Mac and a PC access to a USB scanner
>>via a USB hub? I'm considering adding a flatbed scanner to a lab and
>>it would nice to be able to connect it to one of each at the same
>>time.
>>
>
>AFAIK no. USB is designed for connecting multiple peripherals to one
>computer, not the other way round.
>

FYI, I've found out about a USB switch box which can be used to share
a single USB devices with up to 4 computers.
http://www.aten-usa.com/products/usb/us401.htm

You have to manually switch between which computer has control of the
device so it's just like any other serial switch box. I think it
would serve my purpose though.

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