Hooking up 2 computers to one display

I have a G-5- with OS 10.4.8 and a new MacPro with Leopard, and one 23 inch display. Is there any way to hook both computers up to one display and switch back and forth quickly?

Check also to see if you monitor has more than one input. My LaCie 321 has two DVI ports and one VGA port. I can use either both of the DVI ports, or the VGA port and one DVI port. No matter which way I do it, I can attach two Macs to the monitor at the same time (which I am doing right now). Switching between them is just a matter of pressing a button on the front of the monitor. Then all you need to buy is one extra monitor cable.

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