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Itasan
Joined: 05 Nov 2003
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Location: Yokohama, Japan
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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: dock a portable into a desktop |
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'the user who wants to `dock' a portable into a desktop setup and use its drives and printers in a sort of client/server networking fashion.'
These 'portable' and 'desktop' mean 'portable computer' and 'desktop computer'?
Does this person want to connect a portable computer WITH a desktop computer?
If so, why 'into'?
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eslweb
Joined: 31 May 2006
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Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Ok, so let's split this up:
Portable means laptop PC
Into a desktop - means that you will literally plug it into a docking station that gives you a full size keyboard and monitor.
That's the reason it's into, because it is plugging rather than Ethernet or anything else.
This is all probably best explained with a picture:
http://www.colindiponio.com/images_wp/d420dock.JPG
Can you see that the laptop has been docked into the larger monitor and keyboard....
James |
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