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Grrrrr.

The new little computer we bought is 7x7 and 1.5 inches thick. It has 4 USB 3 ports, two Display ports, network port and built in wi-fi and of course the power connector. So the display has to be be display port. No big deal my monitor will take display port, mini display port and HDMI. I have me main computer plugged into the display port and the old computer into the HDMI. No sweat, I will plug the mini computer into the mini-display port connector.

I look on-line and Staples says they have them in stock. That is a lie. They do have an adapter from full DP the mini DP, but the adapter and the cable is almost $80!!!

Nope, not gonna do that. So off to Office Depot. They only have one DP to HDMI adapter, so off to a local computer store. Nope. Screw it, back to the house.

Amazon has a 6 foot DP to mini DP for 11.88 delivered to the door. Bingo.

SO for now I have the mini sitting on top of the full size tower and just move the cable from one to the other.

Of course it is a new installation of Win10 Pro. All pre-installed, just set it up. Microsoft will not me past the screen for Microsoft ID or Skype ID. So I feed it a BS ID and go on.

All the bloat ware is now removed. Likely gonna order another computer today or tomorrow.
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