Inventors:
Won S. Lee - Laguna Hills CA
Assignee:
Designed Enclosures, Inc. - Escondido CA
International Classification:
G06F 1300
Abstract:
A switching system is provided to enable selective access from a work center W to any of a plurality of computers PC1-PC16. Connections are provided from. the work center W including a video monitor, a keyboard and a mouse through a selector S proximate the work center W and a single cable bus CB extending in parallel to a plurality of controllers C1-C4 proximate individual computers. The selector S associates a specific computer with identification signals that are provided through the cable bus CB to the controllers C1-C4 to selectively link the identified computer through one of the controllers C1-C4 and the selector S to the work center W. The selector S incorporates a display to identify the selected computer and a manual switch for computer selection. Signal adjustment, reset and autobooting capabilities are provided in the system.