Portable computer and method

A system, comprising:

• a keyboard case with an input device exposed in an upper surface thereof;
• a portable computer rotatably and pivotably supported by the keyboard case;
• and
• a connector mounted on the keyboard case to support the portable computer,
• wherein the connector comprises,
• a rotational disk that rotates around a fixed point relative to the upper surface of the keyboard case, and
• a hinge rigidly coupled to the rotational disk displaced a prescribed distanced from the fixed point, and
• a docking projection including at least one universal pivot on one side of the connector that secures a web pad being the portable computer to the connector, and
• wherein the web pad is selectively attached by the docking projection to covet the input device in a closed position with a first surface of the web pad in a first orientation abutting against the input device and to cover the input device in the closed position with a second surface of the web pad in a second orientation abutting against the input device, said second orientation being opposite to the first orientation.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a portable computer;
• a dock configured to receive the portable computer;
• a stand pivotably attached to the dock, wherein the dock is pivotably attached to the stand by a plurality of universal pivots, and
• a keyboard assembly including a universal coupling mechanism configured to allow in a first engagement the portable computer to be engaged with the keyboard assembly with a first surface of the portable computer abutting against the keyboard assembly and in a second engagement a second surface of the portable computer abutting against the keyboard assembly.

A method, comprising:

• providing a portable computer;
• and
• supporting the personal computer in a docking station, wherein the supporting the personal computer in a docking station comprises,
• receiving the portable computer in a dock,
• pivotably attaching the dock to a stand, and
• providing a keyboard apparatus,
• wherein providing the keyboard apparatus comprises,
• providing a keyboard case with a keyboard exposed in an upper surface thereof, and
• providing a connector mounted on the keyboard case with a plurality of universal pivots to detachably couple the keyboard apparatus to the portable computer in a first arrangement in which a first surface of the portable computer abuts against the keyboard assembly and in a second arrangement in which a second surface of the portable computer opposite to the first surface abuts against the keyboard assembly.