# two computers, one monitor??

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 14, 2004, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370 "2004-11-14T09:03:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8c91f0/32.png) [@venom](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/venom)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/1 "2004-11-14T09:03:28Z")

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is there a switch box or some shit that i can use? my one computer is hella-fast w/o a burner, and my old one has hella-slow w/ burner and 1000’s of songs on it.

:nuts:

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**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/2 "2004-11-14T09:07:31Z")

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so take what you want out of the old one and put it in the new one

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**Author:** ![venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8c91f0/32.png) [@venom](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/venom)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/3 "2004-11-14T09:08:25Z")

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true true

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**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/4 "2004-11-14T09:08:29Z")

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yes there is a switch box, on the front there is a knob and you can turn it to 1 2 3 or 4, but its a selector, i dont thing you could link you computers together with it to swaps songs over

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**Author:** ![neonmike22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@neonmike22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonmike22)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/5 "2004-11-14T09:36:15Z")

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Search for a “KVM switch” Stands for Keyboard Video Mouse. CompUSA and a couple other places sell them too.

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**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/6 "2004-11-14T10:19:20Z")

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true, thats what i use.

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**Author:** ![ZackG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ce7236/32.png) [@ZackG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZackG)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/7 "2004-11-14T17:53:06Z")

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aw yes, i love my KVM i just bought. $20 on [zipzoomfly.com](http://zipzoomfly.com)

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**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-computers-one-monitor/170370/8 "2004-11-14T17:56:53Z")

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data transfer through vga cable, hehe…