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I am looking for a way to use 1 keyboard for 3 computers…. I
have 3 desktops and 3 monitors… What I am trying to do is have the
same input from 1 keyboard do the same thing on all 3 desktops, all at
the same time.(Maybe some sort of USB Y adapter)

Example: I open up WORD on all 3 computers, and type a letter… What
happens is all 3 computers will type the same letter at the same
time.(using 1 keyboard)

I have looked into KVM switches, but this only will allow you to
switch between 1 computer at a time.

Additionally, is there a way to use 2 keyboards (USB) on the same
system (second keyboard would act like an extra 108 function keys
instead of a standard keyboard.)… Software controlled? (I know there
are 180 key set panels out there, but at $320+ I would rather rig up a
$10 keyboard and label the keys myself with white out and magic marker)

 

No one has any ideas?

 

nope, just do a 3-way hardwire of a USB or PS2 cable. only supply power from one of the PCs, and just put dummy loads across the others.


IDK about the independant function key thing though. try searching through sourceforge or wade through google.

 

It'd be easy to build one for PS2 using a PIC, but USB I have no idea about.

 

you could use MultiDesk by stardock...that might help

 

you could network them then just copy it over lol

 

yeah. i'm curious to know why you would want to do that.

 

For a game that i play. i have mutiple accounts. 1 acct has a seer class, and 3 others are a mage classes. I would like to be able to have the mage classes all cast at the exact same time.

 

You might be able to modify something like synergy2 to do it, but isn't that cheating anyway?

 

synergy has problems working with games, cuz it either doesn't work or it defocuses the game. IF you were running all three games windowed, then it would work however. just earch synergy. I'm also doubting the morality of doing this however.... can't you just be content and get some friends?

 

I can vouch for Synergy not being very game friendly. Some games would work just fine, mainly RTSes and RPGs. FPSes performed miserably, as the sensitivty in-game (no matter what adjustments you did) was so high it was impossible to do anything.

 

The trouble with this setup would be that any decent game would have built-in slight randomness to prevent this, so you had to slightly adjust your player all the time.

 

Using 2 keyboards on 1 pc isn't really a problem. You could use a PS2 splitter. I don't know how you have to configure it to work properly though...

 

http://www.provantage.com/tripp-lite-p230-001~7TRPA01C.htm maybe?


Excerpt for this artical

" This retails for around $50 and is plug-and-play. Simply plug in the adapter, plug in both keyboard devices, and turn on the computer. Both keyboard devices are fully functional and the Y-key key is daisy chainable allowing three or four keyboard devices to be connected simultaneously.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdext/is_200406/ai_ziff129295/pg_3

 

Sadly what i was trying to do was figure out how this guy was doing what he does.

http://www.teamwizzy.com

Watch the videos to get a better idea.

Basically he has it setup some way so that he can cast the same spell on 5 different accounts at the same time. As well as controlling a 6th toon.

Yeah so i was bored, Sue me

And no, it's not cheating, at least i wouldn't think so, this guy has been doing this for quite some time.

 

"It'd be easy to build one for PS2 using a PIC"

I'm not so sure. I've yet to get a PIC to send keyboard codes successfully. If some sort of external switching was done, then ok.

 

remote desktop maybe?

 

how can remote desktop allow you to control 6 computers at the exact same time?

 

Not sure about it, since the setup in the link doesn't use any kvm switches or anything, it would seem like the most logic solution is some kind of remote desktop thingie. But I don't know if it is possible I don't have much experience with remote desktop applications.

 

How about this:
http://www.stardock.com/products/multiplicity/
seems like it would work.