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ImageWriter

Introduced:June 1, 1984
Discontinued:December 1, 1985
Ports:Serial
Type:Dot matrix
Color:B&W only (can print using ImageWriter II color ribbon, regardless of the color.)
DPI:360
Speed:1 Page per minute
Language:QuickDraw
Power:180 Watt
Weight:16 lbs
Dimensions:(H x W x D) 4.8 x 16.2 x 11.8 in


ImageWriter is a series of dot matrix printers sold between 1982 and 1986 by Apple. Although supplanted in the high-end market by the LaserWriter and in the low-end market by the StyleWriter, the ImageWriter remained a popular printer for printing forms or producing banners.

The original ImageWriter was a re-packaged 9-pin dot matrix printer from C. Itoh Electronics (model C. Itoh 8510, with modified ROM and pinout), released in 1983. It was originally intended to be used with the Apple II, replacing the earlier Apple Dot Matrix Printer (also a C. Itoh model). The ImageWriter could produce images as well as text, up to a resolution of 144 DPI and a speed of about 120 cps. The ImageWriter was also supported by the Macintosh 128K computer, the original Mac. Apple wanted a graphical printer for the Mac, and had introduced the ImageWriter primarily to support the new machine. This permitted it to produce WYSIWYG output from the screen of the computer, which was an important aspect for promoting the concept of the GUI. Quality was adequate rather than startling. This printer no longer has any supported drivers (though it is possible to print in Near Letter Quality to the ImageWriter using the C. Itoh 8510 driver in Windows NT/2000/XP in RAW data since it still seems to accept the same kind of escape code.) But like other printers, it would still accept TEXT regardless of quality. Like its sucessor, the ImageWriter II a self-test may be done by turning it off, holding form feed button down until the ImageWriter is turned back on.

Options

In 1984 Thunderware introduced the ThunderScan, an optical scanner that was installed in place of the ImageWriter ribbon cartridge.[1] With support for the Apple II and the Mac, the ThunderScan provided low cost grayscale scanning with moderate resolution and speed.

Using CUPS drivers, it is possible to use an ImageWriter II under OS X - with suitable hardware/software it can also be shared over AppleTalk.

References

1. ^ Hertzfeld, Andy (1984). Thunderscan. Folklore.org. Retrieved on 1 June 2006.

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LaserWriter

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Discontinued: February 1, 1988
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StyleWriter

Introduced: March 1 1991
Discontinued: January 1 1993

Minimum: 64 kB
Maximum: 64 kB
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Introduced: October 1982
Discontinued: 1984
Cost: US$699

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Ports: Parallel
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Speed: 70 lines per minute

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ImageWriter II

Introduced: September 1985

Ports: Serial
Type: Dot matrix
Color: 4
DPI: 160 x 144
Speed: 2 Pages per minute
Language: QuickDraw
Power: 180 Watt
Weight: 15 lbs

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ImageWriter II

Introduced: September 1985

Ports: Serial
Type: Dot matrix
Color: 4
DPI: 160 x 144
Speed: 2 Pages per minute
Language: QuickDraw
Power: 180 Watt
Weight: 15 lbs

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ImageWriter LQ

Introduced: August 1987
Discontinued: December 1990

Ports: Serial
Type: Dot matrix
Color: 1 (4 optional)
DPI: 216
Speed: 0.
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StyleWriter

Introduced: March 1 1991
Discontinued: January 1 1993

Minimum: 64 kB
Maximum: 64 kB
Slot: 0

Ports: Serial
Type: Inkjet
Color: 1
DPI: 360
Speed:
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StyleWriter II

Introduced: January 1, 1993
Discontinued: April 17, 1995

Minimum: 128 kB
Maximum: 128 kB
Slot: 0

Ports: Serial
Type: Inkjet
Color: 1
DPI: 360
Speed:
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StyleWriter 1200

Introduced: April 1, 1995

Minimum: 128 kB
Maximum: 128 kB

Ports: Serial
Type: Inkjet
Color: 1
DPI: 720 x 360
Speed: 3 Page per minute
Language: QuickDraw

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Portable StyleWriter

Introduced: June 1 1993
Discontinued: May 15 1995

Ports: Parallel
Type: Inkjet
Color: 1
DPI: 360
Speed: 1.
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Color StyleWriter Pro

Introduced: February 1, 1994
Discontinued: December 16, 1995

Ports: Serial
Type: Inkjet
Color: 4
DPI: 360
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