Everything is controllable from the single monitor, keyboard & mouse (even the Mac). My 8 port KVM switch saves having rat's nest of cables. It is now also easy to test applications via all of the common operating systems, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, and Apple OSX. To avoid potential disasters from viruses or hardware failure, everything is 'mirrored', and multi-user testing is now easy via my local network. This enables a much safer division of data storage and program installation. I can now run several PCs, interconnected via an Intranet Ethernet, and all with broadband internet access via my wifi/wired router. The picture above shows my 'Digital Darkroom' and Web Development work area as of 2008. Luckily, the cost of hardware has actually dropped, due to the increased popularity of computing, and the availability of second hand equipment. I first created my 'digital darkroom' page back in 1998, and then got a shock when I suddenly noticed, (in 2008) how out of date it was ! Operating systems and software have become more sophisticated, and the demands for processing power and memory are much greater.
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