Is it possible to use 2 external monitors?

Hi,
My name is Joe Chaplow, and I am new to the forum. Hello all.
I want to set my Macbook Pro 15inch Mid 2009 model (2.8ghz with 512 dedicated vid ram and 256 for power saver mode) up so that I use two external monitors. I want to mirror the desktop (so I can slide programs from one screen to the other). If i use the mini dvi to dvi adapter and split the adapter, would this work? Thanks in advance.

No, splitting won't work. You will find a discussion about the use of USB adaptors to use multiple monitors here. Here is another article.
Matrox makes a special adaptor for adding multiple monitors to laptops.

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    #    Option     "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
    #    Option     "MinX"          "231"
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    # right of screen 1.
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    # optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
    # used.  Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
    # "SendCoreEvents".
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        InputDevice    "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
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    # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
    # no need to change the default.
    #    RgbPath    "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
    # as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
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    #    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
    #    FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
    #    FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
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    #    FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
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    #    FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    #    FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
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    #    ModulePath "/usr/lib/modules"
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        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
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    # This loads the font modules
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    # This loads the GLX module
    #    Load       "glx"
    # This loads the DRI module
    #    Load       "dri"
        Load  "dbe"      # Double buffer extension
        SubSection "extmod"
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        EndSubSection
        Load  "freetype"
    #    Load        "xtt"
    EndSection
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    # When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
    # uncomment the following line.
    #    Option     "Protocol"      "Xqueue"
    #    Option    "Xleds"      "1 2 3"
    #    Option "LeftAlt"     "Meta"
    #    Option "RightAlt"    "ModeShift"
    # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
    # lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
    # keyboard, you will probably want to use:
    #    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"
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    #    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"
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    #    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"
    #    Option "XkbLayout"   "us"
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    #    Option "XkbOptions"  ""
    #    Option "XkbDisable"
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        Driver      "kbd"
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        Option        "XkbRules" "xorg"
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    # the following line.
    #    Option "Protocol"    "Xqueue"
    # Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
    #    Option "Resolution"    "256"
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    # almost every case these lines should be omitted.
    #    Option "BaudRate"    "9600"
    #    Option "SampleRate"    "150"
    # Mouse wheel mapping.  Default is to map vertical wheel to buttons 4 & 5,
    # horizontal wheel to buttons 6 & 7.   Change if your mouse has more than
    # 3 buttons and you need to map the wheel to different button ids to avoid
    # conflicts.
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    # ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
    #    Option "ChordMiddle"
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        Driver      "mouse"
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        Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
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    # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
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    #    HorizSync    15-25, 30-50  # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
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    # the driver's chipset detection, and should not normally be specified.
    #    Chipset    "generic"
    # The Driver line must be present.  When using run-time loadable driver
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        Driver      "vga"
        VendorName  "Unknown"
        BoardName   "Unknown"
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        Driver      "vesa"
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        DefaultDepth     24
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            Depth     8
            Modes    "1280x800" "800x600" "640x480"
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            Viewport   0 0
            Depth     16
            Modes    "1280x800" "800x600" "640x480"
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            Viewport   0 0
            Depth     24
            Modes    "1280x800" "800x600" "640x480"
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        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
        Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
        Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
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            Depth     24
        EndSubSection
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        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
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