Hi,
Does any of you know about a USB device which can connect two computers (PC-A and PC-B) together.
The device indetifies itself as a generic keyboard to PC-B and as a virtual COM port to PC-A.
With the aid of custom software on PC-A pushing character data separated by to its virtual serial port, this data is entered into PC-B's current application as if it was entered from the keyboard...
Thanks for hints and tips on where you can find / buy a gadget like this ;-)
regards
geir
One buzzword would be "Hardware Wedge". Wedge being the jargon for the function that simulates a PC keyboard and allows data to be entered in that way. Often used for barcode readers, scales, and (I think) cash register applications.
Come to think of it, a software wedge (just a driver) that could read a USB serial serial port would work if it could be installed on the target system.
Also check out the target system's OS's support for access for the disabled. There may be something already part of the package.
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how about putting software on PC-B that makes the com port act like a keyboard?
By the way that are good software that do that ?
Any free good software for that application ?
Software alternatives for both Windows and Linux would be good to know.
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