"modern" KVM that works?

[David Rysdam]

Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> writes:
>     * it's running a GUI, in which case one can use x2x, VNC,
>       x2vnc, Synergy, or some combination thereof (depending on
>       what OS the _other_ computer is running, and how many
>       monitors are available) and just connect to the raspberry pi
>       over the network; or:

Well, I never did the network because I've never found it that helpful
to add layers of technology to experiments.

>     * it's not running a GUI, in which case one can use a serial
>       cable (and a terminal window on the other computer).
>
> If the raspberry pi is not even running an OS, that'd presumably fit
> into my "not running a GUI" category; and I'd sort-of expect someone
> who's "getting hardware-trained" or "wants to write an OS from scratch"
> to get experience using a serial console anyway.

The "hardware-trained" doesn't mean "low-level". It means "able to hook
up basic hardware like keyboards."

However, the serial console is a good point. I may even have a
serial-to-USB cable around here. I'm not really clear on what the Pi has
to be able to do to bring the serial to life, but presumably about as
much, or less, as it does to bring the SD card to life before booting.