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1 computer with 6 screens /keyboards/mouses?

i really don't know but perhaps something like this?
»www.qualitycables.com/157407.html

Not sure that would work. How long can a PS2 cable be?

If only 1 person needs it at a time, I am thinking of wireless laptop.

reply to jonasgeorge
KVM over Cat 5. There are plenty of 'em.

For example, »www.raritan.com/products/analog-···sole-ii/ go up to 1,000 feet.

Not cheap of course.

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reply to jonasgeorge
Maybe tell us what you are trying to do. There may be a better way.

reply to jonasgeorge
What you need is similar to a KVM but backwards. Normal KVM switches are designed to take one monitor/keyboard/mouse and connect it to 6 computers, which is the opposite direction you want to go. I'm not sure electronic KVM switches can be run in reverse but there is a solution (assuming there isn't a device out there that already does this). Get some of the old rotary switch style KVM's. I don't know if they made them any larger than a 4 port variety but you can get a two port and connect it to two four port models and have essentially 8 ports available. The only downside is that these are likely PS/2 based only and may not be able to go the distance you need.

It's not a matter of running in reverse so much as having a KVM that supports a sufficient number of "control" or "master" or "user" locations.

This seems to be the lowest end Raritan switch that can do up to 8 "user" locations. (The link I gave above does not quite fit.)

»www.raritan.com/products/analog-···UMT832M/

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reply to jonasgeorge
well, i'm looking if theres an affordable way to have computer access in 6 rooms. only need access from one room at a time.
distance computer to screen would be max 200 feet for the wires i suppose

If "affordable" is part of the equation you're a lot better off buying some used wireless laptops or new netbooks and running MSTSC or another remote control program to access the main computer. Good KVMs are notoriously overpriced, and the cabling would be a hassle.

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reply to jonasgeorge
We use N-Computing kits in classrooms where I work...multiple users with one computer, then everyone can use it at once.

»www.ncomputing.com/
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reply to jonasgeorge
Buy a desktop replacement laptop.

reply to AzDragonLord
Wow....I thought that went out in the 90's. I'd only seen it once before...

The higher end looks like thin clients, though.

reply to jonasgeorge
Nice laptop would do that for you just fine. But I see your point. You'd have to buy that switch and have lots of wire going everywhere - hope you're good at drilling. Have a vacuum handy so the wife doesn't kill you when she sees the drywall mess that you just created.

Looks like a pricey venture.
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Never mind

reply to jonasgeorge
One computer for each room hooked to a network. Why trying to reinvent the wheel? Also, look at what happens if the computer that is in a locked room goes down, or someone in another room decides to do something with it elsewhere.

reply to Jahntassa
thanks for all the responses,

those nComputing devices,how is the speed of using them ? because i've used VNC and windows Remote desktop, and most of the time they seem slow to me with delays and such