RGB
color
monitors
produce a sharper picture
and
better color
reproduction than composite color monitors. However, they
require an interface device
(monochrome
and composite color
don't).
You can connect a television set
10
an Apple computer through a
radio-frequency (RF) modulator, but
if
you plan to use your
computer with a
TV
set for word processing, financial planning, or
other
business applications, make sure the programs you buy
can
generate a 40-column display. (Check with your dealer
or
with the
software's publisher.) A standard television set can't display 80
characters per line dearly, the way monitors
can
.
•
:.
7V!monilor combinations: You
can
fmd television sets that
have a built-in video input jack and switch ror changing from
TV
to
computer
(or
other
video
device)
When
switched to the
"computer" position, these sets give the
same
kind
of
crisp, 80-
column display as a regular monitor. You
don't
need
an
RF
modulator for these sets. Just connect them through the video
jack as you would a monitor.
Printers
A
printer
prints
on
paper the information created with a computer
You can use a computer without a printer, but
ror
most people, a
printer is a must. Printers range
in
price from a few
hundred
dollars
to thousands
of
dollars and vary accordingly in print speed, print
quality, and noise. The most common types
of
printers
arc
dOl
matrix, daisy wheel, thermal transfer,
inkjet,
and
laser.
This
is
whit
you
grt
with
i
dot
matrix
printrr.
This
is
what
you
get
with
a
daisy
wheel
printer.
This
is
what
!.lOU
get
WIth
a
thermal
printer.
This is what you get with a laser printer.
Print
samples
Onk
jet
not
shown}
PrInters 89
To Next Page
Loading...
