I seem to remember a factoid from high school chemistry MANY years ago that most detergents used for washing clothes had dye in them. The dyes floureses (word?) so that "whites look whiter".
So we should stop buying hammers just because the design hasn't changed in decades? Or, to run the tool analogy into the ground, should we stop using screwdrivers just because power drill/drivers are available?
Last year I bought a 2MB M100. And with PC-mentality, I installed every demo and shareware app that would fit onto it. Guess which software I use regularly? Only the programs included with the unit.
The lowest cost KVM over IP unit I've seen so far is about $2700 USD. That's not cheap, but if other solutions can't meet your needs, then this may be cheaper, and is certainly faster, than flying or driving there. (insert Total Cost of Ownership speech here).
This topic already came up on Friday. See my poorly formatted response there.
I've been checking the prices and availability of KVM over IP for about 4 or 5 months. The number of vendors and products has doubled and prices have dropped somewhat. I've got a deadline to purchase one by end of Q3, so I'll wait and watch the market a bit longer.
Such devices are very practical, especially when combined with remote power cycling functionality. (Digital V6 makes an all-in-one unit).
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I was just exploring this earlier today, and now here it is in/.
Digital V6 Kaveman
http://www.digitalv6.com/product/
Startech StarView
http://www.startech.com/ststore/detailframe.asp?pr oduct_id=sv1100kvmip
Rose Electronics Ultralink
http://www.rosel.com/htm/ultralink.htm
The top two items can be accessed by browser or VNC client. The bottom one has it's own client (might be a VNC knockoff?). Prices start at $2700 US.
Avocent and Raritan also make "KVM over IP" units, though those devices are more complex and even more expensive.
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I seem to remember a factoid from high school chemistry MANY years ago that most detergents used for washing clothes had dye in them. The dyes floureses (word?) so that "whites look whiter".
So we should stop buying hammers just because the design hasn't changed in decades?
Or, to run the tool analogy into the ground, should we stop using screwdrivers just because power drill/drivers are available?
Last year I bought a 2MB M100. And with PC-mentality, I installed every demo and shareware app that would fit onto it. Guess which software I use regularly? Only the programs included with the unit.
This topic already came up on Friday. See my poorly formatted response there.
I've been checking the prices and availability of KVM over IP for about 4 or 5 months. The number of vendors and products has doubled and prices have dropped somewhat. I've got a deadline to purchase one by end of Q3, so I'll wait and watch the market a bit longer.
Such devices are very practical, especially when combined with remote power cycling functionality. (Digital V6 makes an all-in-one unit).
I was just exploring this earlier today, and now here it is in /.
Digital V6 Kaveman
http://www.digitalv6.com/product/
Startech StarView
http://www.startech.com/ststore/detailframe.asp?pr oduct_id=sv1100kvmip
Rose Electronics Ultralink
http://www.rosel.com/htm/ultralink.htm
The top two items can be accessed by browser or VNC client. The bottom one has it's own client (might be a VNC knockoff?). Prices start at $2700 US.
Avocent and Raritan also make "KVM over IP" units, though those devices are more complex and even more expensive.