FYI for Mame maintenance- USB laptop KVM switch with file transfer 9$

[tommyinajar]

This might be useful for updating or doing maintenance on older mame machines without the internet or networked, or  no mouse or keyboard. Just a usb port and a laptop.

IOGEAR GCS661U USB laptop KVM switch with file transfer $9 + FS

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/index.asp?px=PF&scriteria=INDEX

[DillonFoulds]

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[Vigo]

I used one of these for a cab computer (different brand tho). Mine works pretty slick and had the transfer software integrated right into the cable, so no installation of software needed.

Mine did need that I activated the built in application on both computers, so i did need a mouse. I'm not sure if that is the case with this cable or not. No matter what, it sure beat multiple trips with a flash drive. 

[tommyinajar]

Yea I think this one does have the transfer software. It's not really a KMV per say, more of a data cable w/ control software. You must install software on both first and I've got no idea how far backwards compatabile it is. Supposedly works with 64bit though.

 It also rescale/resize's the screen for your LCD (TV's anyone?)

It was around $40 a while ago, but with windows7 remote desktops I assume these are becoming obsolete with the newer operating systems. But maybe for an 800 MHz xp (win 98?)?