Tom,
You can keep your current KVM and get USB to PS/2 convertors. I've done this for both keyboard and mouse and it works just fine.
http://www.lindy.com/us/productfolder/04/42866/index.php
> -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Fine > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:45 AM > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ARSCLIST] USB KVM's > > I'm cross-posting to the ARSC and Ampex lists, so my > apologies to those on both lists. > > Does anyone have experience with the new generation of > USB-based KVM switchers? It's finally time to > upgrade the old DAW and the new computer (Dell 5150) doesn't > have PS/2 sockets for the keyboard and > mouse. The other computer in the studio -- a Dell 8300 -- is > a transition-era machine that works > fine with either PS/2 keyboard and mouse hookups or USB. So I > need to replace my old Belkin KVM with > one of these new devices that does the keyboard and mouse via > a single USB cable, and keeps the > video thru the standard XVGA video (I don't do DVI in the > studio, yet). > > Anyway, if this isn't Greek to you, some recommendations are > appreciated. > > I was looking at this unit: > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000067V62/ref=wl_it_dp/103-2 > 796313-8376628?%5Fencoding=UTF8&colid=1L6Z7GWQSIT82&coliid=IEY PGUHFHY46M&v=glance&n=172282 > > The cheaper units had a lot of user complaints. I like that > this is self-powered as it's been my > experience that the USB buss is not good at powering > something like this reliably, particularly > since it would be switching its power source when you switch > machines. I also like the fact that it > will share a third USB device like a trackball or tablet if I > ever expand my table-top area to > accomodate such a thing. > > -- Tom Fine >