Timeline for Does my Mac support 'DisplayPort Alternate Mode' so I can use a KVM?
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| Mar 14, 2022 at 16:03 | comment | added | jksoegaard | If you use something brand name like for example Logitech, there’s also software for Mac. There should be options out there. | |
| Mar 14, 2022 at 14:18 | comment | added | JBRWilkinson | Simply that many devices have some companion software to configure/tweak it and that software is often Windows-only, excluding Linux too. We don't use Windows at all. | |
| Jan 4, 2022 at 12:47 | comment | added | jksoegaard | @JBRWilkinson Why does it have to be a special device for a Mac? | |
| Jan 4, 2022 at 11:04 | comment | added | JBRWilkinson | Thanks for the prompt answer @jksoegaard! I appreciate your thoughts on the whole setup - one alternative is to just connect the display to the computers and use a wireless keyboard/mouse which supports multiple devices, but there are few options for Mac. | |
| Jan 4, 2022 at 11:04 | vote | accept | JBRWilkinson | ||
| Jan 3, 2022 at 21:05 | history | edited | jksoegaard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 3, 2022 at 21:04 | comment | added | jksoegaard | "DP over USB-C" is called DisplayPort Alternate Mode, so yes. It's not an extension of the DP protocol. | |
| Jan 3, 2022 at 21:02 | comment | added | nohillside♦ | Ah, this is about DP over USB-C, not about some extension of the DP protocol? | |
| Jan 3, 2022 at 21:00 | comment | added | jksoegaard | @nohillside It's so obvious it doesn't really need a source? - I mean, the 2019 16" MacBook Pro only has 4 x Thunderbolt 3 ports on USB-C connectors. If it didn't support DisplayPort alternate mode, there would be no way to connect an external monitor natively to the computer. | |
| Jan 3, 2022 at 20:56 | comment | added | nohillside♦ | You don‘t have a source for the first paragraph by chance? | |
| Jan 3, 2022 at 19:40 | history | edited | jksoegaard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 3, 2022 at 19:34 | history | answered | jksoegaard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |