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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on May 27, 2006, 05:45:19 am
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If, like me, you have more than one computer running side-by-side, you've probably either played the keyboard+mouse switcheroo till you\re sick of it, or got yourself a KVM switch. Well, I have another option for you... one that (if you have seperate monitors for each computer, and each computer is on the same TCP/IP network) works far better than any KVM switch.
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
Freakin' awesome. Needs some configuration, but the directions on their website are-step-by-step.
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Woops, I only have 2 side-by-side but voted for three cuz I missed the word side-by-side... But I don't think I would need that program as the other computer is mainly used by my family, though, it might make a nice practicak joke..
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Two PC's and one laptop, although the laptop I use only for testing different operating systems, usually.
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Only one, four years old and still going strong. Honestly, i've mistreated this baby to all hell and back, and yet - unlike my bladder - she's completely dependable.
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This PC and a notebook.
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Only one, four years old and still going strong. Honestly, i've mistreated this baby to all hell and back, and yet - unlike my bladder - she's completely dependable.
She? :wtf:
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3. Two PCs that are actually useful for contemporary matters and an old 486 for running DOS games. Out of the 3, the 486 has probably had the least amount of unwanted reboots and hardware malfunctions, and only thing that's ever completely given up on it is the floppy drive :p
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Only one, four years old and still going strong. Honestly, i've mistreated this baby to all hell and back, and yet - unlike my bladder - she's completely dependable.
She? :wtf:
What? I can't attribute a feminine personification to my computer?
Think of it this way: this damn thing can be temperamental as hell, often gets all locked up over the smallest things, and finds a way to give me errors if I so much as step out of line. I believe a feminine personification is quite fitting, don't you? :rolleyes:
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:lol: @ Mefustae
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Whoa, who has 5+?
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I (will have) two. The great upgrade is coming... the step between AGP and PCIE. I can't wait :)
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The only computers I have next to each other are the ones I use strictly for old games, the 1990 Mac and the 2001-era DOS/ME machine. A KVM would actually be very useful there, especially as they share a monitor, but I have no idea how to get those on a network and the Mac uses its own keyboard and mouse connectors anyway. :p The other three computers are all in different rooms and don't need to share any peripherals.
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Including work, 2 PCs, a Solaris box and an IBM T43 laptop. Excluding my Dads laptop (to the left) and the old Toshibu P500 laptop (to the right)
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Four PCs and two laptops (sometimes three laptops).
One FreeBSD server, two desktop PCs, one junker used for testing
new FreeBSD builds. My laptop. Wife's laptop. Sometimes my work laptop.
<disclaimer>
No I'm not back yet. Yes I'm finally moved to Australia. No I'm not in my own
house yet. Yes I'm employed. No I don't like my job. Yes it pays well. No I don't
have decent internet access. Yes I'm on dialup. No life without cable TV doesn't
suck. Yes I actually like Big Brother may God have mercy on my nonexistent
soul. No I won't be reading any replies to this anytime soon because I'm not
really back yet. Yes I'll stop now.
</disclaimer>
See you lot in a few more months when I can get back in here on a bit
more of a semi permanent basis.
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Mikh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Four PCs and two laptops (sometimes three laptops).
One FreeBSD server, two desktop PCs, one junker used for testing
new FreeBSD builds. My laptop. Wife's laptop. Sometimes my work laptop.
<disclaimer>
No I'm not back yet. Yes I'm finally moved to Australia. No I'm not in my own
house yet. Yes I'm employed. No I don't like my job. Yes it pays well. No I don't
have decent internet access. Yes I'm on dialup. No life without cable TV doesn't
suck. Yes I actually like Big Brother may God have mercy on my nonexistent
soul. No I won't be reading any replies to this anytime soon because I'm not
really back yet. Yes I'll stop now.
</disclaimer>
See you lot in a few more months when I can get back in here on a bit
more of a semi permanent basis.
Mikhail! What are you doing nowa....hmm....mmm....ok, then.
Hello!
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i got 2, my main computer and my older linux box. i moved the linux box to the kitchen table so my mom could do ebay. i **** around with it every now and then. but usually i just stick to this machine.
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I use two Desktops and a KVM switch, I only use one of them as a server though, so it's not really needed to be looked at all that often :) I'll take a nosy at that program anyway :)
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i have two, the one i'm using right now and my old Windows 98 computer that I don't use. due to all the hardware and software i have, i probably can't do anything on it. :p
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I use two Desktops and a KVM switch, I only use one of them as a server though, so it's not really needed to be looked at all that often :) I'll take a nosy at that program anyway :)
I'm in the same situation, except I have my IM client on the server. The problem is that the server is an old-style Celeron 667Mhz - with no L2 cache or whatever L they were stripped of. The point is it's slow as molasses. With this program, every time someone IMs me another annoying Flash link, I can just copy the link on the server and paste it into the browser on my main computer, easy as pie. :)
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Total, my family has 7 computers. Thats one for each member, plus a server for my older brother. Of course, they are not side-by-side. Mine is in my room, my brother's in the basement (practicly his room :) ), My (older) sister's in her room, my mom's a laptop, my dad's in his room, my little sister's in my parents room too, and my brother's server is in the basement also.
i have two, the one i'm using right now and my old Windows 98 computer that I don't use. due to all the hardware and software i have, i probably can't do anything on it. :p
My freind has a 98 like that, except they do use it. It'd run fine except they MAULED it. They have 6 or 7 anti-virus/spyware programs running at the same time, along with their monitor running at an extremely low resolution.
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I got four, side by side in two rows.
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Side by side? None. Computers I own, I got four desktops and two laptops... I only use two of the desktops and one of the laptops, the others just kinda sit there and gather dust.
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Desktop and a laptop.
I use a program called VNC server to take control of my desktop from my laptop these days, instead of that other program. (BTW; Sarny, Kazan linked to synergy a few weeks back)
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i have two, the one i'm using right now and my old Windows 98 computer that I don't use. due to all the hardware and software i have, i probably can't do anything on it. :p
Put some old games on it. I keep an old computer just for those since none of the newer motherboards internally support ISA, which I need for my Live 5.1's SB16 emulation to work and to get sound in DOS games. Dosbox is unfortunately too slow with most of the newer protected mode games. I also have a couple of Win95 games on there that work in 98/ME but not XP, along with some Glide-only 3D games.
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(BTW; Sarny, Kazan linked to synergy a few weeks back)
Knowing me, that's probably where I got it from. :p
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Not sure how many I have, but it's at least five.
1. Main rig, 'Sathanas'. Primary system with one or two screens depending on availability.
2. Server, 'Shiva'. Only has four cables plugged in: power, keyboard, and two UTP patch. Operates as Apache, DHCP, DNS and PXE server.
3. Secondary, 'Cain'. Used for LAN parties. Not as powerful as Sathanas but gets the cast-offs, making it a beast in its own right. When active at home (usually for testing network apps), it steals a screen from Sathanas.
4. LAN server, 'Abel'. In the same ATX case as Cain, which has a built-in KVM and some homebrew power supplies. Used as a dedicated server at LANs.
5. Tablet PC, 'Seraphim'. Mainly used at work, but it is mine.
6. Hangar Queen, 'Lucifer'. The original secondary machine but now a source of spare parts. I'm going to fix it up and donate it to the Uni's Computer Games Society as a dedicated server. I'll not be able to get rid of it any other way.
So I have six. Only three get any regular use though.
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Hehe ... your machines should meet up with mine some day.
The main gaming rig aptly named 'Orion',
its predecessor now a Linux box called 'Fenris'
and a Sun Ultra 10 called .... wait for it ..... 'Leviathan'
(yes, sometimes I'm such a geek)
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i remember one time i used terminal services to control 2 other computers that didnt have anything but power and network cables in them. i used them for media transcoding, video editing, cd burning, compiling quake maps and any other application which sucks the life from the computer for long periods of time. it was a nice arrangement and i always had the resources of my main computer at my disposal.
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Main PC, 2 Solaris boxes, Ultra 10 and Blade100, 1 DL360G2 server.
Soon a big upgrade.
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2 side by side, the main pc (2800+ A64) and then the secondary (333 Celeron).
Allthough I do have one 486 in a closet and one truly old laptop (propably 90Mhz pentium or something, haven't checked it out yet).
Also I'm trying to convince my boss that instead of lying around in the office I could take our old server -pentium 3 something- (which has not been used in a year or so) with me make that as my secondary :D
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No halves?
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I've got two Pentium 3s and one K6-2 lying around boardless. The boards were either faulty or they became faulty after I tried to remove the ISA ports. The problem with cutting discs is that they can scratch the board if you're not careful.
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And why would you want to cut the ISA ports off ?