Six synthetic teaching scenarios
Change one assumption. See what changes.
These are deliberately constructed documentation exercises—not tested hardware setups, recommended purchases or saved personal connections.
SCENARIO 01 / SYNTHETIC
One native display is not two sockets.
Two native dock paths on an M1 Air expose a host-count conflict. All cable evidence starts unknown.
Open an unsaved example →SCENARIO 02 / SYNTHETIC
The second display has conditions.
An M3 Air example leaves lid, operating-system version, power and external controls unknown for deliberate review.
Open an unsaved example →SCENARIO 03 / SYNTHETIC
Mirrored is not extended.
Two conventional WD22TB4 outputs illustrate its documented macOS MST branch restriction.
Open an unsaved example →SCENARIO 04 / SYNTHETIC
One native path. Two software paths.
A hybrid dock example keeps native count, DisplayLink runtime and screen permission separate.
Open an unsaved example →SCENARIO 05 / SYNTHETIC
Alternative jacks share a resource.
Selecting both sockets of a hybrid output pair illustrates a physical allocation conflict, not two screens of capacity.
Open an unsaved example →SCENARIO 06 / SYNTHETIC
A table row needs its conditions.
A Windows dock pair starts with HBR and compression unknown. Choosing the table’s exact documented conditions does not prove the laptop supplies them.
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