Question: What do you call the cable that makes two cpus work on one monitor? What is that specific cable called? And any ideas how much it costs?

Answer: The cable you need is called a kvm cable. KVM stands for keyboard, video, and mouse. It will allow you to operate multiple computers using only one keyboard, monitor and mouse. Here is a link to one at tigerdirect.com\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=628093&CatId=597
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