Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1996-03-01
1998-06-16
Phillips, Michael W.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
G06F 116, H05K 710
Patent
active
057681007
ABSTRACT:
A modular computer includes a portable computer providing a first set of performance characteristics, an expansion module couplable to the bottom surface of the portable computer to provide, in combination therewith, a second set of performance characteristics, and a docking module couplable to the portable computer through the expansion module to provide, in combination therewith, a third set of performance characteristics. A method of altering the features of a portable computer includes providing a portable computer having a first set of features, operatively coupling the portable computer to a transportable base wherein the coupling provides a second set of features, and operatively connecting the portable computer through the transportable base to a stationary base, wherein the connecting provides a third set of features.
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Barrus Jeffrey C.
Moore Paul M.
Perkins Dean P.
Compaq Computer Corporation
Phillips Michael W.
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