[GRLUG] what's the opposite of a KVM?

[john-thomas richards]

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 01:48:09PM -0500, Ben Rousch wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:40 PM, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> >
> > Actually, Synergy+ isn't quite what I'm thinking.  I just want a second
> > access point to one computer; Synergy+ enables access to multiple
> > computers.  I guess it could work if I had a pc at the table and used it
> > to connect to my main box.  That would be a lot more hardware than I'm
> > hoping for.
> > --
> 
> You either need to run cables to the ports on the laptop, or you need
> a computer of some kind to run remote access software (VNC, RDP,
> NoMachine, etc).
> 
> Due to the miraculous times we live in, you can substitute various
> wireless technologies to replace running cables: bluetooth keyboard
> and mouse, and wireless VGA for the monitor. There wouldn't even be a
> switch involved as they could be always-connected.

Wireless VGA.  That's amazing.  Simply amazing.  And you cat get amazing
for about a hundred-thirty bucks.  :-)
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john-thomas
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