alt Hacker NewsIt is really hard to find on the site what kvm stands for. Guess people going there knows what it stands for but think it could be spelled out once at least.
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Just click the “docs” button at the top and the concept is explained in the first paragraph.
Keyboard Video Mouse... It's such a weird TLA that it's not felt to be worth explaining or remembering
Not to be taken in a bad way but, so many people wondering "what is a KVM" is telling a lot about HN reader base evolution.
It used to be a time that any proper geek/hacker would obviously know what a KVM is. More the normal KVM than the IP-KVM that could be considered a marvel of our time in the end.
Because it was so common to have just a single screen and keyboard but multiple tower desktop computers. Especially at school and home. Nowadays we mostly all use laptops so it is well irrelevant and I guess only a few young reader ever saw one in the field.
Warning: Don't browse their documentation site, it's filled with domain-specific jargon like FPS, BIOS, LAN, HDMI and other things, and not a single one is explained first! They should clearly read "Product Websites for Dummies" again.