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Multiplicity is a computer program that enables one keyboard and mouse to access two or more ''client'' computers from a ''host'' computer. It was developed for Stardock as part of their ThinkDesk subscription service, but is now available separately. ==Operation and features== Multiplicity is unlike remote desktop applications in that instead of opening windows to a client computer on a host computer’s desktop, the mouse pointer and keyboard focus shifts from one computer to another. It is closer in concept to a KVM switch, but while these have multiple cables to each computer, with Multiplicity the keyboard and mouse remain connected to the host computer and input is forwarded from the host to client machines via network connections — typically over TCP/IP port 30564. Each computer uses its own display. Switching is triggered by movement of the mouse to the appropriate side of the screen (or keyboard shortcuts, if desired), both from the desktop and in full-screen video modes. Multiplicity comes in two versions; the standard ''Multiplicity'' has the ability to copy and paste images and text between computers,〔 while ''Multiplicity Pro'' can control up to nine client computers and can copy files, folders, and other data between machines. Supported platforms as of 2010 are Windows XP and above (32-bit and x64, not IA-64) and Windows Server equivalents. Multiplicity cannot emulate the capability of the KVM switch to let one display serve all the connected computers. Neither does it permit combining computers with different operating systems, like Mac OS and Linux. The modern alternative would be the combination of a HDMI switch and a USB switch, but the software-hardware comparison remains equally valid. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Multiplicity (software)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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