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CHAPTEfI
ETGHT:
PERIPHERALS
You can purchase peripherals
lo increase the power and
communicalions abihly ol your Porllolio.
Ihe
currenlly
available
peripherals
are
described below
AC ADAPTOR
Probably
lhs mosl imporlanl peripheral you can buy lor your
Porllolio, lhe AC adaplor will protect you againsl lhe dreaded
dala loss thal can sometimes occLI when you rely on ballenes
alone
to
power your Portlolio.
SMART PARALLEL INTERFACE
You can use
lhe Smarl Parallel lnlerlace
to:
.
Print fil6s
lrom DOS
or
lrom lhe inlernal Portlolio programs
to
a
prinler wilh a pamllel inlerlace porl
.
Prinl
lhe contenls ol lhe screen lo
a
parallel
prinler
.
Send and receive
liles between Porllolio and an IBM
PC.
PC/AT, or other compatible compuler
.
Communicale wilh olher devices having
a
slandard parallel
interlace
SERIAL INTERFACE
You can use
lhe Serial lnlerface lo:
.
Prinl Porliolio on
a
serial
prinler
.
Transrer
liles between lhe Portlolio and an IBM PC, PC/AT,
or other
compalible compuler
(usng
the
appropriale
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