A Brief History of Printing and the Dawn of the Home Copy/Print/Scan Setup

After my disabilities set in after Covid-19, I started to write, as a way to rediscover my love of writing. So I found technology a great help to me

The author's own photograph of his current print system.

In addition to my home office setup that I busied myself with once Covid-19 started us off with the ‘home office’ term around the world, not because I had the need to become another home-based employer, but more due to the reality that contracting the Covid-19 virus had laid at my door. Developing this deadly virus and suddenly having to realize that I could no longer manage my daily job of mental health nursing, that I had been employed and trained to do, for the last 30 years, was indeed a very hard-hitting medical reality for both myself, my loving wife, and my family to come to comprehend.

With the damaging effects that come along with no longer being able to ‘go out and earn a crust,’ comes the cold harsh realization that you can no longer afford to maintain the same standard of living, that you were accustomed to before. So with every bill slapping through the…