Is it possible to use two sets of Keyboard/mice?

[Yuniverse]

a client of mine wants to use two monitoring stations with one PC.
I could just get dual vga-port video card and hook the monitors up.... but is it possible to use two sets of keyboard/mouse - one at each station?

they don't care that they can't use them independently... as long as he doesn't have to run back and forth just to type something in and see it on the monitor.

Is there like one of those splitters for the keyboard and mouse? it can either be ps2 or usb...
Another question is, will win 2000 pro or XP Home allow you to use two sets ?

thank you for your help

Yuniverse

 

[WobbleWobble]

Yes, but not independently. I've done this using USB parts, haven't tried PS/2 though.

If you try and control both mice at the same time, they will fight over the pointer on the screen.

EDIT: Sorry forgot a word.

 

[Yuniverse]

you mean just plug in two keyboard/mouse via usb ports and it works?

 

[WobbleWobble]

Yes. You should be able to get away with 1 set on PS/2 and 1 set on USB. I'm not sure on using a Y-splitter on the PS/2 though.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Sorry. I worded my original response wrong. Please re-read.

 

[Yuniverse]

Thank you much, Wobble Wobble.

 

[WTT0001]

Two Mice via usb or one ps2 and one usb is not a problem, i'm running 2 on usb right now, two keyboards i'm not sure on

 

[CJP]

I've got a Logitech Mx500 (ps2) and Mx700 (usb) hooked up to my system right now and it works fine. The Mouseware software lets me configure both of them too.

 

[Yuniverse]

thank you for your answers

I still wonder if two keyboards will cause problems...
I don't have two keyboards to play around with...

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
Yes. You should be able to get away with 1 set on PS/2 and 1 set on USB. I'm not sure on using a Y-splitter on the PS/2 though.

it works, i have done this before
i had a gaming mouse, and a mouse i used for everything else attached at once. as well as 2 keyboards, (USB and PS/2)

 

[Yuniverse]

Cool... you guys are awesome!

thank you all,

Yuniverse

 

[Zepper]

I know I posted a response to this question last night - anyone else remember seeing it.? Or have I slipped into a parallel universe somehow?
. Aaah, the sun shines in - multiple posts. Shame on Yun..! Verboten!
.bh.

 

[Yuniverse]

hehe... you got me

Actually, i posted in the peripheral section, but not many people look there, so i posted here too.
Sorry about that