>>>>> "Mike" == Mike K2MK <[email protected]> writes:
Mike> I have a second monitor on my desk where I now display the
Mike> VE7CC cluster which leads me to wonder if it would be possible
Mike> to use an AB switch to switch between the P3 and the PC. I
Mike> don't know if anybody makes 25 pin AB switches and I don't
Mike> know if removal of a monitor from a PC would cause PC
Mike> problems. Perhaps someone could comment.
I had a switch like that, it would change between 2 full set of
keyboard, mouse and monitor (vga only, not dvi). I had a simple
mechanical switch, but professional ones with electronic control exist
and are frequently used in racks of servers.
As for problems to the PC, if the operating system or graphical
subsystems communicats with the monitor to get screen resolution and
supported modes (it's called EDID data, iirc), it may default to some
safe low res (640x480@60Hz, maybe) if the monitor is disconnected when
the system starts. Or it may fail to start at all, you have to test that
to see what your OS does.
Pf
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Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx
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