IBM Dock I, User Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction
The Dock I provides expandability for your IBM ThinkPad notebook
models (hereinafter referred to as the computer), while providing the
same usability as a desktop computer system. Option cables
connected or disconnected to your computer can be connected to the
Dock I so you can easily carry your computer.
Because the Dock I is designed to be both multimedia-oriented and
portable, for example, you can give presentations at a customer’s
office more effectively with the full-motion images and stereo sound
of multimedia material.
The Dock I has enhanced security features to protect it from being
used by unauthorized persons.
The following summarizes the standard features or options on the
Dock I.
Multimedia-Oriented
Features Audio and
Video
Speaker-in jacks
Audio-out jacks
A Headphone jack
Stereo speakers
A less than 1-inch-high drive location for a
CD-ROM player
Portable-Oriented
Features
Warning function to tolerate most of the inadvertent
miss-operations when docking and undocking the computer.
Handle
Security lock
Security hook
Cable Management
Features An external diskette drive connector
A keyboard/numeric keypad connector
A mouse/pointing device connector
A parallel connector
A serial connector
Copyright IBM Corp. 1993
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Title: C74AMST CreationDate: 06/23/93 17:09:07