Re: 2 KBs for 2 PC's, , crsss switch,

Daniel70 <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:23:16 +1100
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-11
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 27/10/2025 6:17 am, R.Wieser wrote:
> Micky,
> 
>> The keyboards are one above each other, and I'd like a simple
>> way, preferably hardware but software is okay, to switch  PC's,
>> so that each PC always has a keyboard, but I can make the kb in
>> front work with the PC I"M using.
> ...
>   I don't know what one would call this.
> 
> I would call that a cross-switch.  Something like this perhaps ?
> 
> https://www.newegg.com/p/1DJ-00Z3-000C3
> 
>> I don't think normal KVM switches worry about the PC that's left behind,
> 
> The old non-electronical ones (ofcourse) didn't, but the "modern" ones (even
> my decade old PS/2 one) all do.  They would be pretty un-sellable otherwise.
> 
> Is that why you think you need two keyboards ?  In that case, you don't.
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
Rudy, clicking your link, above, brings up a newegg page saying "Sorry 
We can't find this item. ......"

Maybe they sold out. ;-P
-- 
Daniel70