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Connecting 2 Mac Pro with DVI graphic cards to Apple Cinema LED display 27"

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At first site - it was a simple task. But in fact there are few important specifications. Both Mac Pro have different video cards: First is macPro 2008 - have GF 8600 with two DVI outputs, second is MacPro late 2009 with GF120 - it has one DVI and one mini DisplayPort. On the other side is Apple LED Cinema Display 27" and it have only mini Display port connector (M). This is the main problem to connect this display to any computer except those which has latest video cards with mini display port. I think it was a very stupid idea to release a new generation of displays that are worse then previous generation. Lame connectivity options, pathetic LCD matrix that make it unusable for professional photo and video works. So, back to our task, I searched for ready solution but nothing is available (at least at this time). There are different KVM solution - even latest ATEN products that can switch two computers with mini Display ports - but in my case I need not only switch betwe