[PyMOL] KVM purchasing advice

[Cameron M. <cm...@uc...>]

hi,

i apologize for the somewhat off-topic post to both lists, but I figured 
there may be many O and PyMOL users who use stereo with a monitor 
connected through a KVM switch? 

if so, please see the 2nd question in my email below...

thanks,
cameron

=== Cameron Mura wrote (on 07/15/2005 10:28 AM): ===

> hi,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone would recommend any particular brands & models 
> of KVM switches for toggling between a couple of different Linux boxes?
> a couple of things to note about this particular set-up are:
>
> 1) a 2048x1536 CRT monitor is being used, so it would be nice if the 
> kvm supported higher video resolutions than the usual 1600x1200 or 
> 1920x1440...
>
> 2) the nvidia card in the FC4 box supports quad-buffered 
> stereo-in-a-window (and it works fine w/out the kvm switch), so it 
> would be nice if the kvm didn't interfere w/ that? (is this possible? 
> seems like it should be if the kvm switch supports an adequate refresh 
> rate and all that?)
>
> 3) would be nice if the KVM, linux boxes, and USB mouse were all 
> interoperable.  Reason i point this out is that the logitech USB mouse 
> i had been using w/ the FC4 box freaked-out (at least on the FC4 box) 
> after being plugged-in (via USB<-->PS/2 adapter) to the PS/2 connector 
> of a Belkin KVM switch (the popular OmniView SOHO F1DS104T model)...
>
> so... any advice about what might be the most 
> USB-/stereo-/linux-friendly KVM switch would be grealy appreciated!
>
> thanks,
> cameron
>
>