Apple Vision 1710AV Display Manual de instrucciones

To operate your Mac, you need a few essential pieces of equipmentbesides the computer itself. You need input devices (a keyboard and amouse, generally

Large Color Monitors (JK/BB/JC)You can now buy 19-, 20-, and 21-inch color monitors for under $2,000, but unlessyou have a high-end Mac (one of the to

Keyboards (JC)When you buy a modular Mac, the keyboard usually isn’t included. Most people willautomatically buy an Apple keyboard, even though there

Key feel. Every keyboard has a slightly different feel. Do you prefer a hard, solid key-stroke or a softer, mushier one? You’ll need to do some hands-

Standard and Extended Keyboards (AN/BB/JK/JC)Not long ago Apple offered two styles of keyboard. The standard model had only 81keys; the extended model

A number of companies besides Apple make extended keyboards. DataDesk was oneof the first. I find their Mac101E ($120) lighter yet more satisfying to th

Keyboards With Trackballs (JC)The latest trend these days seems to be keyboards with either a built-in trackball ortouch-sensitive trackpad. For rough

Non-English Keyboards (JK)Apple makes standard and extended keyboards for all the major Western European lan-guages, plus Japanese, Korean, Russian, P

Ergonomic mice (JC). Apple’s Desktop Bus Mouse II ($80) is ergonomicallydesigned and comes standard with new Macs. The Mouse II is molded to fit into y

Trackballs (BB/JC)Trackballs are a bit like upside-down mice. You roll a ball that sits inside a stationaryholder, so they require less desk space tha

A couple of the most popular touchpads available are the Adjustable Glidepoint($80, Alps) and the QuePoint II ($75, MicroQue). Both of these touchpads

Chapter 6: Basic Peripherals174John Christopher (JC)is the chapter editor.Brad Bunnin (BB),principal author of TheWriter’s Legal Compan-ion, is an att

Pressure-Sensitive Tablets (AC/JC)Pressure-sensitive tablets let you imitate traditionalpainting media, such as brushes or charcoal, bychanging the th

ScannersScanners are devices that convert images—typically photographs or other artwork—into digital form so they can be stored and manipulated by com

How Scanners Work (JM)During scanning, light is reflected off (or passed through) the artwork and focusedonto CCDs (charge-coupled devices—basically, l

Types of Scanners (JM)The two most common types of scanners are:• Flatbed scanners. These operate like photocopiers; youplace the artwork on a glass s

Chapter 6: Basic Peripherals196The Visioneer PaperPort (JC)Several years ago when computerswere first introduced they weretouted as a way to eliminate

Color Flatbed Scanners (JC)With nearly an infinite number of choices available we managed to whittle our picksfor scanners down to the following, based

Chapter 6: Basic Peripherals198Editors’ Poll: If You Were on a Desert Island and Could Have Only One Peripheral, What Would it Be? Why?BF: A joystick.

Monitors (JC)Not all monitors are made alike. The choices you make when choosing a monitor willdetermine whether you see your work in 256 colors or a

Pixels and resolution (JK). The image you see on a Mac’s screen is made up of manytiny dots called pixels. The amount of information that fits on a scr

The bigger the monitor, the more pixels it has, and the more memory is required fora given bit depth. The number of colors you can actually get out of

Image quality (JK/AN/BB). A monitor’s refresh rate—how often it redraws the imageon the screen—helps determine how steady and solid the image looks. (

Energy Star (JK). To cut down onenergy consumption, the Clintonadministration set up the EnergyStar program. Energy Star requiresall computer equipmen

NEC Technologies makes some excellent displays and consistently scores high inreviews from Mac publications. The NEC MultiSync C400 ($330, average str

In the 14-inch size I like the price of the NEC MultiSync C400, and again the longand thorough warranty. My second pick here is the Apple Multiple Sca