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powerbook as a monitor and keyboard?
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Hi, Can I use a powerbook as a monitor and a keyboard from off the back of a pc tower? Thanks , Tom 
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Thats a no! Thanks
how do you delete this post?
or do you just leave it,,,,
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Originally posted by werps:
Hi, Can I use a powerbook as a monitor and a keyboard from off the back of a pc tower? Thanks , Tom
No in the way you want it.
Yes for other ways:
Do you run linux on the pc?
Then you have to connect both machines with a network and give them static ip adresses. Set the environment variable DISPLAY on the pc to the "ip of the powerbook":0.0
You can then ssh from the powerbook to the pc. As long as you use a terminal, this works well.
Every time you log in on the pc, the Powerbook monitor will display the pc desktop.
With a Windows system on the pc - I don't know. Maybe there is a way. But surely only "pay cash first, see if it works afterwards".
:0)
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Dr, If this can be done can one use the keyboard on the powerbook to command and control the tower?
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Originally posted by werps:
Dr, If this can be done can one use the keyboard on the powerbook to command and control the tower?
Yes, you can.
ssh is secure shell.
Connect your machines as described.
open a X11 terminal on your Powerbook
type tcsh [return] (if this is not default)
type xhost + [return]
type ssh usernameOnPC@nameOfpc [return]
Then you are asked for your pc password.
Type it and you are logged in at your pc.
type setenv DISPLAY ipNumberOfYourPowerbook:0.0 [return]
All things you do now in the terminal. for example
mozilla &
will be shown on your Powerbook screen (if you have set the DISPLAY variable).
This works with all *nix and *nux operationg systems on your pc and OS X on your powerbook.
Please search the web. There you will find huge amounts of information how to solve problems. This is a very common thing in unix environments. I do this every day.
And see your man pages (for example type man ssh in your X11 terminal).
Good luck,
Michael
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