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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, September 13 2012 @ 09:56 PM EDT |
Most other manufacturers have that thing called a "VGA socket"
Now how was it we get video to our 30" screen, or ceiling
mounted projector?
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, September 14 2012 @ 12:06 AM EDT |
Prior art for carrying unrelated signals over a single
cable:
Burroughs EF7900, 1983. People who have seen it will
no doubt laugh
uncontrollably.
Depending how you define "unrelated
signals", you can go earli
er (back to 1956) [caveat lector] or even much
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| Authored by: odysseus on Friday, September 14 2012 @ 11:36 AM EDT |
"I would suggest that they'd have to carry Ethernet, USB and
maybe other"
Thunderbolt combines PCI Express and DisplayPort so is effectively one cable to
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, September 17 2012 @ 02:02 AM EDT |
Ethernet, USB, and video are practically wired by definition. A dock doesn't
eliminate wires, it just moves them to the back. So you don't eliminate any
wires and you need to carry a dock with you. Not to mention Apple laptops
are less bulky than the majority of comparably specced Windows laptops in
the first place.
If you need an external display or something dock-like, you can get an
Apple Thunderbolt Display which has Ethernet and USB ports. There is one
Thunderbolt cable that carries video, audio, Ethernet, and USB, and one
cord for power for a total of two cables plugged directly into the MacBook.
Sure, it's 2 cables where a dock is technically one connector, but the dock
itself takes up room and contributes to clutter.
The iMac has only one cord for power. You can't get more clutter-free than
that.
If you need VGA output, take a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter with you.
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