In the early 1990’s you could get a 4-port KVM which was little more than an AV-style switch. The transition of keyboards to USB brought with it a big upgrade to the KVM hardware. In 2000 ...

[maxime borges] has such a perfect setup that involves a HDMI 4: ... HDMI switch, and if you’re looking for references, we’ve covered a good few hacks doing that as part of building a KVM.

Each KVM switch model also has its own capabilities. For instance, dual-monitor KVM switches offer setups that connect the computer and both monitors via the HDMI ports with a single keyboard and ...

That changed through the rise of KVM which stands for “Keyboard, Video, Mouse.” Interestingly enough, the technology was ...