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Article: Printing on the run. (five portable, battery-operated printers for use with Apple's PowerBook notebook computer) (Hardware Review) (PowerBook Notes)(Column) (Evaluation)
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- Macworld
- Article date:
- February 1, 1994
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Mac Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The one major system component a traveling PowerBook user typically leaves behind is a printer--for obvious reasons: its weight and bulk. But what can you do when you're on the road and you really need a printout? You could connect your PowerBook to a printer at the site you're visiting--provided there's a printer available and you have the right printer driver software and cables. You could fax the pages to yourself, but due to their 200 dots per inch (dpi) and the flimsy thermal paper they usually come on, fax images rarely look good. To make matters worse, many hotels and commercial fax services charge outrageous rates for receiving a fax--often a dollar a page--and your ...