Software KVM application?

[Thomas Kaiser]

Primal wrote:
> Alec Berryman Wrote: 
> 
>>Eamonn Sullivan on 2005-02-10 16:42:27 +0000:
>>
>>
>>>On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:32:13 +0200, Marius Gedminas <marius at pov.lt>
>>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>>On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 11:23:54AM +0800, Senectus . wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I read "somewhere" that there is a Linux app that behaves like a
>>
>>KVM
>>
>>>>>device, allowing you to swap mouse keyboard and screen between
>>>>>machines.
>>>
>>>Do you mean Synergy? I haven't tried it, but it apparently lets you
>>>move between computers by just moving the mouse from one screen to
>>>another. I've been meaning to try this, so let me know if it works.
>>>
>>>http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
>>
>>I believe he is talking about synergy - I use it and it is *awesome*.
>>It's not precisely a KVM - it's best described as emulating a
>>multiheaded system with multiple computers.  Use one mouse and
>>keyboard on multiple computers seamlessly.
>>
>>Best of all, it's not a 'Linux app' - it supports a number of
>>platforms, as long as they're all using the same protocol version.
>>
> 
> 
> 
> Actually, what all the replies to Senectus original message have
> suggested deal with *MULTIPLE* monitors. I believe I'm in the same boat
> as Senectus and have just *ONE* monitor. I'd like to know if there
> actually is a program that works as a KVM for two different computers
> but just ONE monitor, ONE keyboard, and ONE mouse.
> 
> I don't need programs that move my mouse from one monitor to another,
> but allow me to switch the display on the one monitor between multiple
> computers. It would need to work for multiple systems too, since one
> computer obviously runs Ubuntu and the other runs Windows.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> 
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Regards, Thomas