Upgrade Your Computer Printer and Save a Bundle

Most computer users know that their PCs offer a lot of low-cost upgrade potential, and that adding inexpensive enhancements to an aging computer often makes more financial sense than buying a new one. But many people don't know that today's computer "printers" are also equipped to take on many money-saving improvements. Here, Horace W. Labadie, Jr., explores enhancements that can be made to printers, such as Apple LaserWriters, the Hewlett-Packard series, HP DeskJet, Canon Bubble Jets, Okidata, and other page printers. With Labadie's step-by-step guidance, readers should be able to increase the power and flexibility of their printers at the lowest possible cost. A wide range of affordable upgrade options are described in detail: added font and graphics capabilities, spoolers and buffers, printer sharing and network boxes, interface converters, and caching disk drives, as well as software solutions such as PostScript and other page description languages. The book also includes a complete list of parts vendors and review of available components.