Archiving of document data using personal computer

摘要

The invention concerns a document-archiving method which does not use a scanner. To this end, a recording and reproduction circuit controls the memory of a personal computer by means of the last printed image-producing output signals of a running printer and files in the memory an identical binary image of the document to be printed. This image is recorded on a non-erasable data carrier (e.g. a CD-ROM) for permanent storage.