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Re: Best box to control multiple machines with 1 monitor/keybrd?

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From: JOHN JOHNSON
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 00:00
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In <4usd8q$i6g@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> boismier@umich.edu (Tom
Boismier) writes: 
>
>In article <3210D419.679@netwalk.com>, pgowl@netwalk.com says...
>>
>>Chuck Ireton wrote:
>>
>>What kind of servers were they? Something fancy? We spent $29 at
>>local retail chain and can switch between our two Netware 3.11
>>servers. They are just IBM Clone Pentiums, but they do the job
>>for us.
>
>Wait until a server reboots spontaneously in the middle of the
>night... The cheap switch boxes don't "emulate" keyboard and monitor,
>so if the server that reboots isn't the one that the box is switched
>to, the boot will fail with keyboard and monitor errors. Not good in
>a mission critial shop.
><
   Check with Raritan Computer, Inc.:

       http://www.raritan.com/  or  1-800-RCI-8090;

they offer their "MasterConsole" to control from 2-64 computers from
a single monitor/keyboard/mouse combo.

Hope this helps,  :-)
-- 
John Johnson
TXJohn47@ix.netcom.com

The opinions expressed above represent those of the writer (me)
and not necessarily those of his employer (also me).  <G> ;-)
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From: txjohn47@ix.netcom.com(JOHN JOHNSON)
Subject: Re: Best box to control multiple machines with 1 monitor/keybrd?
Date: 1996/08/14
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