What is formal name of this sort of device?

[EndOfThirsty]

All visitors to anandtech forum,

I am gonna switch from IBM-compatible PC to Macintosh system. One target is hopefully PowerMac G5 if my budget allows me, however monitor is not included in consideration because of financial concern. Instead, I am gonna use my current monitor in such way as sharing. My question is this: what is formal name of device which allows a user for sharing monitors among two or more systems? Expecting kindly-written replies as much degree as my esl teachers do

 

[Bootprint]

One device is the KVM switch. Keyboard/Video/mouse.
Share all those devices with the two computers..


For switching between computers you use a keyboard sequence, for my home machines I just have to tap ctrl twice fast to switch.

 

[rbV5]

Its called a KVM switch, maybe something like this. I've never used one, and I'm unfamiliar with the technology myself. Welcome to AT!
Good luck!

Doh!

 

[Schadenfroh]

welcome to Anandtech.

/run while you still can

 

[EndOfThirsty]

Bootprint,

Thank you for your reply with useful link. This link seems helps me a lot and my gratitude will be returned as another help to other visitors someday in future. KVM switch rules, Bootprint rules, Anandtech rules~!!

 

[EndOfThirsty]

rbV5, Schadenfroh,

Thanks for welcome message. I believe my number of postings will be reached soon at you two guys skyhigh numbers...