Two external displays - macbook pro

I Have a macbook pro 13" 2013 It has i firewire and one mini display port. How can I (or what do I need) to connect two external monitors, to function as independent screens thanks

bigdrummerboy,
I don’t have a Mac with a Thunderbolt port, so I can’t definitively answer that question. My guess would be that they would not be two mirror copies, but rather treated as two halves of a double-width single desktop, as opposed to two independent desktops. Perhaps someone who currently has a similar desktop could chime in? Or perhaps someone at your nearest Apple store could answer the question with certainty?

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