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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: broadblues on December 03, 2016, 12:34:47 PM

Title: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: broadblues on December 03, 2016, 12:34:47 PM
I'm really pleased to announce that MKShare is finaly ready for public release and available to download from AmiStore for just £5.00 (plus VAT).

http://www.broad.ology.org.uk/amiga/mkshare/ (http://www.broad.ology.org.uk/amiga/mkshare/)

MKShare enables you to seamlessly share your mouse, keyboard and clipboard between several AmigaOS computers, reducing desk clutter and avoiding the need for KVM switches which are often reported problematic with Amiga based systems.

For your £5.00 you will get the MKShareServer which runs on the central computer with the mouse and keyboard attached and the MKShareClient with runs on up to 4 client computers. As additional bonus you get a FREE MKShareClient68k which enable you to control an a1200 with networking or perhaps a WinUAE based amiga too.  

Unlike systems like synergy a low level protocol is used that mimics the behaviours of input device with packets closely matched to the underlying event messages, giving a smooth amigalike feeeling to the remote mouse. You can hardly tell it not a 'real mouse'. In most cases lag is minimal, the exception being when the server of client are under very heavy CPU mode.

(http://www.broad.ology.org.uk/amiga/mkshare/gfx/MKShare_AmiStore_Banner.jpg)

I've been using MKShare between my SAM Flex and my X1K and it honestly feels like one machine with two monitors!

MKShare also has the abilty to reconnect if the client of server is rebooted
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: apsturk on December 04, 2016, 05:50:32 AM
Thank again Andy for the great contributions to the Amiga. Great Job :)

-apsturk
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: ddniUK on December 04, 2016, 09:15:09 PM
I will buy this! I plan on controlling my A1200 from my X1k.
Limited desk Space stops me from having the A1200 set up. Now I hope to have the A1200 stashed sideways  ;)
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: klx300r on December 04, 2016, 10:26:09 PM
Quote from: ddniUK;817301
I will buy this! I plan on controlling my A1200 from my X1k.
Limited desk Space stops me from having the A1200 set up. Now I hope to have the A1200 stashed sideways  ;)

must have a kick arse 1200 to run OS4.1 ok on it:)
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: QuikSanz on December 04, 2016, 11:27:53 PM
Quote from: klx300r;817305
must have a kick arse 1200 to run OS4.1 ok on it:)


Perhaps you missed this part, "  As additional bonus you get a FREE MKShareClient68k which enable you to control an a1200 with networking "
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: ddniUK on December 04, 2016, 11:57:09 PM
Yes, the 68k client seems like a winner for me!

Although I do question whether control from the X1k server will be maintained on the A1200 in non WB scenarios like games and demos?
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: klx300r on December 05, 2016, 12:52:33 AM
Quote from: QuikSanz;817309
Perhaps you missed this part, "  As additional bonus you get a FREE MKShareClient68k which enable you to control an a1200 with networking "

ah actually I did miss that as I thought it was only for OS4.1 PPC machines, awesome if classics and NG's can use one monitor on tight desktop spaces
Title: Re: MKShare Released On AmiStore
Post by: duga on December 05, 2016, 07:15:13 AM
Will buy and test with Sam440 + A1200 at some point.