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What is the cheapest way of connecting 15 cpu's to one monitor?



Jerry Feldman wrote:
> 
> Almost all off the shelf PCs require a keyboard to boot. This is embedded
> into the BIOS. Once each system is booted, you can disconnect the
> keyboard.

Actually, many PCs now (my experience is mostly with generic clone
systems; I don't know about the name-brand stuff) can be set up so they
will boot without a keyboard. Look around in the "advanced" options in
the BIOS. Of course, you do have to connect a keyboard long enough to
get to that setup option, but that's a one-time thing for each box. (And
you'll probably connect a keyboard and monitor when you install the OS
in any case, unless you clone the hard disks in another system.)
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