Can the thunderbolt display connect to my 13" 2010 MBP?

My specs (13" 2010) -
2.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (Overclocked)
8GB RAM 1666Mhz
NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256MB
As it is the 2010 version, it doesn't have thunderbolt. But will the new Thunderbolt display function on my MBP? Thanks.

No.
Confusing Mini DisplayPort with Thunderbolt
Apple still sells the mini-displayport version of the 27" display.

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Let me start off by saying that I'm using a late 2012 iMac 27", 3.4 GHz i7, 680MX, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB Fusion, with a Thunderbolt Display connected.
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1) http://cl.ly/image/1p2e3c1Z1z1C
2) http://cl.ly/image/2g0n1M1Y0t0g
3) http://cl.ly/image/2Q2P1c1J220d
4) http://cl.ly/image/113b3K2O1Z43
5) http://cl.ly/image/1q2v1s1n3w1f
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Ok, I am marking this as "answered", as I have solved it myself, while I still have no clue what lead to the problem in the first place.
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