Apple PowerBook Duo Dock (including Duo Dock II) - Manual (Page 5)

The P
owerBook Duo Dock and Duo Dock II are the most versatile
expansion options for the P
owerBook Duo
. A Duo Dock itself is
not a computer—you need a P
owerBook Duo to use it. But the
dock and the P
owerBook together provide the video
, storage, and
input/output capabilities available on most desktop Macintosh computers. This guide explains how to set up a Duo Dock or Duo Dock II and connect other components to it to create a P
owerBook Duo
System. Although the illustrations in this guide show the Duo Dock II, all explanations and instr
uctions are cor
rect for the Duo
Dock, Duo Dock II, and Duo Docks that have been upgraded to a Duo Dock II (except where specifically noted). In this guide the ter
m
Duo Dock
is used to refer to the three configurations of Duo
Dock, Duo Dock II, and an upgraded Duo Dock. F
or infor
mation
about using the Macintosh system sof
tware or the P
owerBook
Duo
, consult your
PowerBook User
’s Guide.
Building a P
owerBook Duo System
The Duo Dock is the desktop “base” you can use to add components to your P
owerBook Duo
. F
or example, your system
might include
m
a color or monochrome monitor
m
a k
eyboard, mouse, and specialized input device, such as a
graphics tablet
m
an exter
nal storage device, such as a CD
-ROM drive
m
an exter
nal modem
m
a hard disk (optional on the Duo Dock II)
m
connection to a shared printer on an Apple
Talk network
m
connection to a specialized network (with installation of a NuBus
™
card that supports EtherT
alk or T
ok
en
Talk, for
example, or with a direct EtherT
alk connection using the Duo
Dock II Ether
net port)
1
Using the P
owerBook Duo Dock