Thunderbolt display 3rd party keyboard and mouse?

Hello everyone! I am going to purchase a macbook pro, and the thunderbolt 27" display. What i'm wondering, is can you connect a different keyboard or mouse to the thunderbolt? Thanks

"But some of these third-party sets have an indication: for both windows and MAC OS, and some dont. Does that mean that the ones without the indication will not work?"
It means that the ones with the indication that it is "for both windows and Mac OS" will work on both Windows and Mac but will generally have the Windows style keyboard.
About the time I ordered my Mini, I ordered one of the Windows/Mac compatible keyboards from one of the major online stores. I was concentrating on the fact that the KB was compatible with the Mac and not being aware of the keys being Windows style. It's a nice KB but I'm sorry that I didn't buy a dedicated Mac KB because I keep forgetting which Windows key relates to which Mac key. It's not a major hassle but an annoying inconvenience when referring to a Mac manual and having to translate Mac keyboard instructions to my Windows layout KB.

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It means that the ones with the indication that it is "for both windows and Mac OS" will work on both Windows and Mac but will generally have the Windows style keyboard.
About the time I ordered my Mini, I ordered one of the Windows/Mac compatible keyboards from one of the major online stores. I was concentrating on the fact that the KB was compatible with the Mac and not being aware of the keys being Windows style. It's a nice KB but I'm sorry that I didn't buy a dedicated Mac KB because I keep forgetting which Windows key relates to which Mac key. It's not a major hassle but an annoying inconvenience when referring to a Mac manual and having to translate Mac keyboard instructions to my Windows layout KB.

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I can attach my iMac to my MBP via thunderbolt and run it in Target Display Mode, so that itsimply becomes a screen attached to my MBP.
What I really want is for the keyboard and mouse of my iMac to also operate as if they were attached to my MBP, but I cant seem to achieve this.
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Its a wireless mouse and keyboard - dont think I can re-pair the keyboard to MBP since I need it talking to the iMac to enable and disable TDM?
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First, if you have a recent LCD monitor, it is fairly simple and cheap. The Mini has a digital connection for the monitor. My G4 400 MHz has both digital and analog connections. I have a Samsung 19 inch widescreen monitor that has both a digital and an analog input. I connected the G4 to the monitor using the analog input with my old cable, and connected the Mini using the digital input. The Samsung has a switch that will use either the digital or analog input - very easy.
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Second, and I use both ways, is to get an inexpensive wired router. I bought a Belkin 4 port router (about $30, I think), got a couple Cat 5 cables, hooked both the Mini and G4 up to the router, along with my internet connection, and have both computers available on one monitor with no physical switching involved. You will need to go to System Preferences/Sharing and turn on Personal File Sharing (there may be another change, but I can't remember it right now).
When all is hooked up, you go to GO in the Finder Menu Bar (make sure the G4 is booted before doing this) click on either NETWORK or CONNECT TO SERVER, find your G4 and connect. It may be confusing the first few times, but it works great because you have access to both computers at once, along with your internet connection - the best of both worlds!
I did this in January of this year, so please forgive me if I have forgotten a step somewhere. Ask me and I'll be glad to try to walk you through it. The first solution is the simplest to do, and the second in the most versatile. It's your choice.
Hope this helps. Just don't be intimidated by it - if I can figure it out, we can get you connected. Good luck!

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