Apple ImageWriter (ImageWriter I), Model A9M0303

1983 · Pre-Mac Pre-Macintosh

Introduced

1983

Original price

$ 675

Original OS

Colors

Beige

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Processor

Max speed120 char/sec at 10 chars/in.

Memory & graphics

Resolutions144 dpi

Storage

StorageROM 32 KB

Connectivity

Serial8-bit serial interface with DB-25 connector

ParallelNone (serial-based; replaced the earlier parallel Apple DMP)

Software

Original OS-

Included peripheralsPower cable; cassette inked fabric ribbon (13 mm x 13 m, automatically reversing)

Power

Weight19 lbs

Dimensions398 x 125 x 285 mm (15.7 x 4.9 x 11.2 in)

Power consumption180 Watt

Line voltage120v 60 Hz / 115v 60 Hz / 100v 50/60 Hz / 220/240v 50 Hz

Identifiers

Model N°M0303

Lifecycle

Introduced1983

Discontinued1985

History

Launched in 1984, the ImageWriter was the first printer built exclusively for the Macintosh series. Its predecessor, the Apple Dot Matrix Printer, was discontinued shortly after the ImageWriter's release. The ImageWriter was a low-cost dot matrix printer with QuickDraw support. Thanks to its relatively affordable price and high print speed, the ImageWriter series enjoyed great popularity among consumer computer users. In 1990 the ImageWriter series was replaced by the inkjet StyleWriter series.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageWriter · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The ImageWriter was the first printer built exclusively for the Macintosh in 1984 and represented a low-cost solution that made printing accessible to early Mac users. • Thanks to QuickDraw support, the ImageWriter could print graphics processed by the Macintosh, unlike traditional printers that handled only text. • The extraordinary popularity of the ImageWriter among consumers was due to the combination of affordable pricing and high printing speed, until it was replaced by the StyleWriter inkjet printer in 1990.

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