On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:32:49 +0930 Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> because KVM's are OS independent; they can get you into the BIOS or > console; you can see boot messages; network doesn't need to be working Just to > name a few benefits. So yes, I agree if you're only interested in the > machine once it's running, then don't waste the money, but if you need > the other features they are still very useful. It _is_ a huge pain to lug monitors around. I find however that desk space is also at a premium in my small apartiment, so that's a consideration for me. And of course > (even though it's called a network, sometimes it doesn't ;) that's another huge pain. but all-in-all, I find switching between computers vastly less efficient (once they're up) than multiple X windows or virtual terminals. I think the big difference between our perspectives is that my other computers arent backups, they do other things and therefore are in that functioning state much of the time. If they were backups I probably wouldn't be nearly as comfortable getting at them with the primary desktop as when they're servers making that desktop function. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
