There are many ways of disposing used computers. The more ecological way is to to dispose of it safely in a dedicated area in your local dump. Some supermarkets have dedicated areas to leave your electrical waste as well.
Why dispose your old computer then dispose your new computer? Every city has a day where you can drop off your electronic junk
If the computer is very old then it may expect the printer to be on a parallel port. Most modern printers do not have facility for a parallel connections anymore. It may not be possible to connect the printer to the old computer. Further if the computer is very old the printer manufacturer may not provide a print driver for the old operating system.
Call any of your local computer repair business. They will know what to do with it,
The printer driver resides on the computer. It is the software that tells the computer how to talk to the printer.
It is not safe, When you thow away a computer, it sends harmful radioactive beams
scarp recyclers or electronics recyclers will give a little bit of money for it. some computer shops will also take old computers
Someone can attach a network printer to a standalone computer by using a USB connection. Using a cord to attach the printer to the computer, then installing the printer software, someone can then use the printer from the computer.
Quick and temporary: If the Printer box shows the name of your old printer, click to show all printers. Highlight the name of your new one. If that puts the new printer as the active one, go ahead and print. Permanent solution: Bring up System Preferences, select Print or Printer. When you have both the old and the new printer names on view and you see a plus and a minus sign below them, highlight the OLD printer and hit the minus sign. That should remove it from your computer.
You can probably find some ink cartridges on eBay and Amazon for your specific printer. If your printer is too old, it might be best to just get a new computer.
It is known as a local printer, as opposed to a network printer, which is a printer connected to a network.
a local printer
Take them to Ohio Computer Recycling 2899 Morse Road, Columbus, OH - (614) 478-0808