[wellylug] second computer

[Rosemary McGillicuddy]

Peter Jones wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Subject: Re: [wellylug] second computer
>>
>>
>>On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 22:23 +1200, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
>>
>>>I'm interested in purchasing a second computer for trying different 
>>>distros.  I asked my local computer person and got this:
>>>"a secondhand systembox would be around $350, 600Mghz, etc, 
>>
>>6 months 
>>
>>>warranty, new case, plus monitor ,keyboard and mouse, Linux 
>>
>>can be a bit 
>>
>>>of a problem to install."
>>>-- 
>>>Rosemary
>>>
>>>Registered Linux User # 386597  http://counter.li.org
>>>"A friend may well be a masterpiece of nature".  Emerson
> 
> 
> If you have the two computers on the same desk, why not forgo the second
> monitor, keyboard and mouse and instead get a small two port KVM switch such
> as this
> http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/427e7b5f0b3c73c4273fc0a87f99074b
> /Product/View/XH4512 
> 
> 
Looks ideal - thanks.  Much less clutter.

-- 
Rosemary

Registered Linux User # 386597  http://counter.li.org
"A friend may well be a masterpiece of nature".  Emerson