2 Mac's 1 Screen

Hi Folks,
I need a solution to the following. I have a 2010 Mac Book Pro, and a 2007 Mac Pro. I have an Apple Cinema Display HD from about 2006. I want both my Mac Book Pro and Mac Pro to share the display and have a switch box so I can switch from one to the other. I can't seem to find the exact box I need for this. Can anyone give me a definitive answer?
Thank you for your help
M

Hi Chris,
You would need to upgrade the video card on the G4 PCI to an ATI Radeon 9200. Here's a link with the details:
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9200/radeon9200me/index.html.
I presume (from your link) that the Mac display you are using is the 20" one with the aluminium surround. That means it has a DVI plug for the video feed. Having upgraded the card on the PCI Mac, both your Macs should now have DVI output capability.
You can hook them both to the monitor (and use only one keyboard) using an DVI KVM switch such as this one:
http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=0154
Cheers!
Karl

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