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As I wanted to use the opportunity to set up and use some of my older computer equipment that had been stored in the loft for some time, I needed the ability to have multiple video and keyboard/ | As I wanted to use the opportunity to set up and use some of my older computer equipment that had been stored in the loft for some time, I needed the ability to have multiple video and keyboard/ | ||
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- | ... I tested this out and it works //really// well. Everything works as it should in Linux, one small annoyance is the the mouse only moves vertically in the BIOS, but the keyboard is a perfectly good alternative in that environment, | + | ... I tested this out and it works //really// well. Everything works as it should in Linux, one small annoyance is that prior to booting |
I found a Belkin F1DA104T KVM along with a complete set of PS2+VGA cables, power supply and the optional rack mounting kit on Ebay for a bargain £20: | I found a Belkin F1DA104T KVM along with a complete set of PS2+VGA cables, power supply and the optional rack mounting kit on Ebay for a bargain £20: | ||
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+ | As all of the computers will have audio out they would need to be merged prior to output to speakers. I had a really old rackmount mixer panel that a friend gave me several years ago, I was going to use it in my office prior to picking up a dirt cheap Extron controller, and that would do the job nicely. | ||
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+ | A 2U rackmount bracket was screwed to the bottom shelf of my computer/ | ||
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+ | ===== Audio Output ===== | ||
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+ | I had a choice of 3 audio amplifiers in my spares collection to use; a relatively (<10 years old) Sony STRD820 7.1 surround sound AV receiver, an old (~25 years) Sherwood R125RDS pro-logic AV receiver and an middle-aged (~20 years) Sony stereo amplifier. | ||
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+ | The newer Sony would have been a waste and a bit of overkill (plus, it's a spare in case our main TV/cinema setup fails), so I went with the decision to install the Sherwood. The LCD display won out over the boring red LED of the Sony :) | ||
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+ | ==== Speakers ==== | ||
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+ | As of now (Jan 1st, 2021), I haven' | ||
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+ | Likely will pick up a used set of bookshelf speakers from a decent brand like Tannoy (Mercury M1), Mission (760), Denon (SC-M50/ | ||
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+ | **[Update Jan 2nd 2021] -** Put a silly low bid on a pair of Denon/ | ||
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+ | When they arrive they' | ||
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+ | **[Update 10/ | ||
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===== Other Equipment ===== | ===== Other Equipment ===== | ||