Using simultaneous 30" Cinema AND internal 17" laptop screen

I did look on the forum first, but I want to do this w/my 17" MBP 233:
* Hook up my 30" Apple monitor
* Use the k/b mouse on the laptop
* Use the display from the laptop lcd *at the same time* - in other words, two displays at once
If I can use them at the same time, which one gets the "desktop" environment? (menus, icons etc)?
Is there enough memory on the video card to do both? That 30" is like 2600x1600 or so.
Can I switch the "main" screen between the two?
And finally, how do I drag from one screen to the other? I remember Windoz had a feature like this, I'm assuming the Macs do also...
Thanks in advance

No problem. You can do all that stuff. Just hook it up, & pay a visit to the Displays Preference Pane, where it will all become obvious. I know, because I just tried it recently with my new MBP.

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