[clue-tech] Strange hardware thought

[David L. Anselmi]

Nate Duehr wrote:
> I've been saying for many years now that the Panasonic ToughBook or 
> similar "high end" line of "tech support/field-engineering" types of 
> laptops should just build a hardware switch into them (and appropriate 
> hardware plugs, dongles, whatever they had to do), to allow plugging a 
> LAPTOP in as a self-powered monitor and keyboard for doing maintenance 
> on-site.

So maybe there's a market for that.  Until you want to take a screen 
shot and email it somewhere.  Then you wish you had a window showing 
your server console.  I'd be perfectly happy with a window display vs 
the added cost of hardware.

I suppose IP KVMs are sort of wire in place, not a 1 port thing you 
carry around.  But I'd rather have IP than USB.  Wait!  How about bluetooth?

Dave