Chapter 7. Peripherals

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Sharon Zardetto Aker (SA), Brad Bunnin (BB), Andreu Cabré (AC), Caleb Clark (CC), John Kadyk (JK), Joe Matazzoni (JM), Susan McCallister (SM), and Arthur Naiman (AN) contributed to earlier editions of The Macintosh Bible, from which portions of this chapter are taken.

Your Mac relies on peripheral devices to carry out your commands. Your mouse, keyboard, and monitor are peripherals—take them away, and all you have is a nice-looking box.

Although you may be perfectly happy with those basic peripherals, odds are pretty good you'll want to add some new ones in the future. Maybe you'd like a scanner to restore those photos of distant relatives—or to remove certain people ...

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