Apparatus for selectively operating a plurality of computers

Details Apparatus for selectively operating a plurality of computers Apparatus for selectively operating a plurality of computers

1998-02-10

2000-10-24

Holloway, III, Edwin C.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral adapting

345 1, 3408255, G06F 1300

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for selectively operating a plurality of computers connected to a common video monitor, includes a single data I/P device for inputting data and instructions to the plurality of computers, a main control circuit which is connected to the data I/P device, and a selection circuit for selectively providing the data and instructions from the data I/P device.
The main control circuit outputs a computer selection signal to select one of the plurality of computers to which the I/P data and instructions are to be transmitted and a video selection signal to select the video output of the selected computer to allow display on the common video monitor.

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