Ken Blake wrote:
On Sat, 30 Dec 2017 13:08:47 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

Extending things another step, I have one laptop here where I use a USB
keyboard, wireless USB mouse, and dual 24" monitors, so the laptop lid
remains closed and the laptop is actually out of sight. I don't consider
it a portable solution, but I have other laptops for that.

Just curious--why is it a laptop rather than a desktop?

Most of my co-workers use Lenovo laptops running Win7.
There are around 800 laptops. My guess is that about 90% of the laptops
are more or less permanently attached to docking stations with plug-in
kb's, mice, and two to three monitors.
When conditions warrant, the emnployees pack up their laptops and
evacuate. In Houston, they all left before the flood and continued working
from home or other accomodations via vpn to servers at one of our other offices.
We created that company wide emergency plan about 10 years ago.
The Houston office was closed for about one month but everyone kept working.