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From:James Luscombe
Date:24 Apr 2001 at 00:07:01
Subject:Re: One keyboard - 3 machines

Hello dave@blitz-2000.co.uk

On 23-Apr-01, dave@blitz-2000.co.uk wrote:
> --- In amigactive@y..., James Luscombe <jackle@t...> wrote:
>> This would be the ideal solution if such a program existed to allow
>> the use of the same keyboard on my PC - via the ethernet link.
>> I've had a quick look in the comm/net directory of Aminet, but no
>> joy. Does such a program exist, and if so where can I get it?
>
> VNC will do this kind of stuff for you, and also show the PC screen on
> your Amiga monitor (or vice versa). You'll need a server (runs on the
> machine you want to control) and a client (on the machine you want to
> use the keyboard and view screen on).

Yeah, I use VNC when I've got Linux running on my PC, but I have yet to get it
working with Win2000. The other problem with this is that the screen update
it a bit slow - ie no use for viewing video files etc.

Cheers.



James Luscombe Amiga 3000T, CS 060/50, Picasso IV
james@jackle.demon.co.uk Amiga 1200, 040/40

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