Using 2 Minis with only 1 monitor

I have posted elsewhere about the possibility of using 2 Minis (one PPC and one Intel core duo) with only a single monitor, keyboard and mouse.
I thought that Apple Target Disk Mode would be the answer,but I was reminded here that the remote Mac would only be useable as an external HD, not as a computer.
I am wondering therefore if a KVM switch is what I need, to operate either one Mac or the other. Then I would only use the FW remote control when I needed to transfer files.
Belkin makes one such KVM switch for the Mac mini, exactly the same footprint and finish, but rather pricey. There may be similar devices from other makers, possibly cheaper.
If anyone who used one of these KVM switches could give us some comments it would be much appreciated.

A USB-based KVM switch would be a good way to go.
If your connection to your monitor is digital, rather than VGA, these switches are somewhat expensive.
If you are willing to use VGA, then there are many options available in KVM switches at reasonable prices.
I'd recommend buying from a store with easy return policies, because it can take a few tries to get a model that suits your hardware.
Depending on how you intend to use your secondary Mini, a network remote control program like VNC might be a reasonable alternative to a KVM.
And transferring files through ethernet cable, an alternative to using Target Disk Mode.

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I am not familiar with using MIN with text data as in the sample below and could use some help in deciphering what it is doing. This SELECT statement is taken from a larger CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW statement. The first line of the WHERE clause is making the connection to look at the correct user's information. The section after the first AND is what I am trying to interpret correctly. I have moved into a new position and wasn't around when this view was created. The statement is designed to assign the correct DOMAIN_ID to each user based on values in the elms.elms_dom_lkup table ed. This table consists of 4 columns: DOMAIN_ID, PROC_LVL, LOCATION, AND POSITION. The DOMAIN_ID is the only field that is not nullable. The primary key for the table is a combination of the 4 columns. The section after the first AND matches the PROC_LVL from the ed (lookup table) to the PROCESS_LEVEL in the cd (reference table) and confirms the process level is associated with the users primary position. It then looks for one of three conditions:
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Hi,
Welcome to the forum!
If v is a string column (such as a VARCHAR2), then MIN (v) is the first string in collating order (that is, alphabetic order, but with numbers and punctuation symols given particular values in the ordering).
It lookw like the code fragment you posted is a Scalar Sub-Query , that is, a sub-query used where an expression is exprected. For example, in a query like this:
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FROM    scott.emp
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                FROM    scott.emp
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;You have to be careful that a sclar sub-query produces exactly one column, and either 0 or 1 rows. You'll get a run-time error if the sub-query ever produces 2 or more rows.
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842436 wrote:
My question revolves around the priority on those matches. The ed table is not organized in any manor. The records are in the order they were entered. Does the MIN in the SELECT statement cause the DOMAIN_IDSorry, I don't understand exactly what you're asking.
Rows in a relational table are never in any intrensic order.
It looks like the question got cut off. Does the MIN in the SELECT statement cause the DOMAIN_ID to do what?
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Mar 7, 2011 3:01 PM
I see you corrected your first post.
842436 wrote:
... My question is does the MIN in the SELECT statement cause the DOMAIN_ID from the first record that meets any of the 3 conditions to be returned?Yes, it makes the sub-0query return the first domain_id ( in alphabetic order ) that meets all the conditions. If there are 1,000 rows that meet all the conditions, the query will ind all 1,000 of them, keeping track iof which one is first in alphabetic order. Remember that
'127.255.255.0' is less than
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