See, what I proposed is technically feasible. It just takes a significant amount of expertise, both mechanical and electrical. You'd have to:
- Cut a hole in a PC case large enough for the Mac mini.
- Build supports inside the case to hold the Mac firmly in place.
- Use a relay to move the power button to the front of the main case.
- Use extender cables to move all the ports to the front of the main case (with the exception of the ones used on the KVM switch).
- Mount a KVM switch inside the case and have its output ports (the ones you plug your single keyboard, mouse, monitor, and speakers into) sticking out of the back of the case.
- Use a relay to put the switch for the KVM in the front of the main case, next to all the Mac mini's ports.
You'd have to put the KVM's switch, the Mac mini's ports, and the mini's power button all in the front of the case. I think it would work much like a fan control panel:
Except, of course, you'd have two buttons (power and KVM), a Firewire port, and a USB port. The video, the other USB, and the audio would be sent to the KVM.
I don't even really
want to do something like this because I prefer having two completely separate systems, instead of having to constantly switch between one screen and another. But it would still be pretty cool.