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wahidwebdesign

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Oct 2, 2015
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is it possible to connect two mac minis to one monitor, instead of connecting two mac mini to a monitor.

the reason is i want to see both mac mini on one display if that is possible, so i can copy files across easily. and do other stuff as well.

can i use a thunderbolt cable to speed the latency of data?
 
I don't think that'll work for you.
What I use is DropCopy, a really useful application for copying files, data and even the contents of your copy-clipboards between computers.
Mind you this requires that each computer has its own screen which is not all that uncommon.
If you have 2 mini's and only 1 monitor then maybe consider connecting the 2 minis via FW or Thunderbolt cable and booting one in Target disk Mode, then it'll show up as disk drive and you can copy files back and forth this way.
 
I don't think that'll work for you.
What I use is DropCopy, a really useful application for copying files, data and even the contents of your copy-clipboards between computers.
Mind you this requires that each computer has its own screen which is not all that uncommon.
If you have 2 mini's and only 1 monitor then maybe consider connecting the 2 minis via FW or Thunderbolt cable and booting one in Target disk Mode, then it'll show up as disk drive and you can copy files back and forth this way.
 
thanks for you reply, i believe it has been done, i work in sales department, and a customer brought in two mac minis, and a monitor, both connected, and it show each other data, and application.

may be he using a OS X server..it can be done
 
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