There are two concerns with ADB switching:
1. Performing a clean flip. However if you use the internals from an S-Video switch box (or even a hacked PS/2 box) this should work.
2. ADB device awareness. ADB detects devices on startup and doesn't like hot swapping. There is a utility that resets the ADB bus (name, anyone?) that normally fixes it.
For my 9600 (that I thought was an 8600 because I read the badge on the front of the case), I use one of Belkin's ADB adapters with a conventional Belkin VGA/PS/2 KVM. UK keyboard mapping is all over the place, but it works more or less. (This is not a general recommendation for Belkin KVMs. I've used a few that were very unreliable. For a conventional VGA/PS/2 KVM, I suggest Linksys.)
1. Performing a clean flip. However if you use the internals from an S-Video switch box (or even a hacked PS/2 box) this should work.
2. ADB device awareness. ADB detects devices on startup and doesn't like hot swapping. There is a utility that resets the ADB bus (name, anyone?) that normally fixes it.
For my 9600 (that I thought was an 8600 because I read the badge on the front of the case), I use one of Belkin's ADB adapters with a conventional Belkin VGA/PS/2 KVM. UK keyboard mapping is all over the place, but it works more or less. (This is not a general recommendation for Belkin KVMs. I've used a few that were very unreliable. For a conventional VGA/PS/2 KVM, I suggest Linksys.)