Color StyleWriter 2400

1994 · Mac era Printers

Introduced

1994

Original price

$ 419

Original OS

Colors

Color and black-and-white

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Memory & graphics

Resolutions360 x 360 dpi

Connectivity

SerialMiniDIN-8 serial port (RS-422)

Software

Original OS-

Included peripheralsColor Ink Cartridge (print head, color ink tank cyan/magenta/yellow, and black ink tank)

Power

Weight3.1 lbs

DimensionsHeight: 8.3 in. (21.1 cm); Width: 14.4 in. (36.5 cm); Depth: 3.4 in. (21.5 cm)

Energy StarComplies with EPA EnergyStar energy-conservation guidelines (automatic power on/off control)

Identifiers

Model N°M3960

Order N°M3960

Lifecycle

Introduced1994

Discontinued1996

History

The Color Style Writer 2200, launched in 1995, had been designed for the Macintosh PowerBook series. It was marketed in a very compact and lightweight black casing, specifically made for use during travel.

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

Trivia

• The Color Style Writer 2200 from 1995 was a portable printer specifically designed for MacBook PowerBook, perfect for early Apple "digital nomads" who traveled with their computers. • Thanks to its compact and lightweight black case, it was considered a revolutionary solution for those who wanted to print in color directly while traveling, a luxury almost unthinkable at that time. • It represents a fascinating chapter in Apple's history, when the company thought about the complete ecosystem of the mobile professional, well before the modern era of wireless devices and cloud technology.

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