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   Pete Keen (zrail@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Mar-2023 06:51:16 JST Pete Keen

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs if you find one can you send me a link? I've looked for one and haven't found it.

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     Steven Willems (willemsst@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Mar-2023 07:28:59 JST Steven Willems

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs man, if you ever find one, please share it. I’ve been looking for it for few years now

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     Jeff Clatworthy (jeffcgd@aus.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Mar-2023 22:10:15 JST Jeff Clatworthy

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I don’t know if that’s even possible, as the Thunderbolt device would almost certainly have to reallocate the entire connection stack/chain on switching, and this could/would vary depending on the parent device power supply, amongst a bunch of potential issues.

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     Christina Warren (film_girl@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 04:07:23 JST Christina Warren

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs the short answer is, “it’s complicated” — there are a few TB3 KVMs out there but they have to have custom firmware and such nonsense. I have a Caldigit dock and then I got a thing from Amazon that makes it easier for me to use the same studio display with multiple machines but it’s still janky. Let me find my Twitter archives on this.

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     Christina Warren (film_girl@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 04:20:31 JST Christina Warren

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Totally -- so in the interim, the Caldigit TB4+ or TB3+ is pretty great -- you can then just swap one cable instead of having to unplug everything. And it has a DP port and HDMI on it. Trying to find the USB-C switcher thing I got last year

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     Christina Warren (film_girl@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 04:20:31 JST Christina Warren

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     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Leve1Techs (Wendell) has been working on something more proper, but I know it will be expensive.

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     Jesse Lamb (jesselamb@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 23-Mar-2023 04:38:25 JST Jesse Lamb

     • Christina Warren
     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs @film_girl If you can live with switching video inputs, a simple USB switch can make the keyboard & mouse sharing easier. I use this one and it’s been rock solid for me, but there are some cheaper options on Amazon. https://a.co/d/58NoOqm