Apple Dot Matrix Printer
The 'Apple Dot Matrix Printer' primarily refers to Apple's line of impact printers, most notably the ImageWriter series, which were workhorse peripherals for Apple II, Lisa, and Macintosh computers throughout the 1980s. These printers used a print head with a grid of pins to strike an inked…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1983
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Providing an affordable, reliable, and graphics-capable printing solution for Apple's personal computers, moving beyond the limitations of slower, text-only daisy wheel printers or more expensive, less versatile thermal printers. It aimed to deliver acceptable print quality for both text and the emerging graphical user interfaces.
- Platforms
- Apple Macintosh series, Apple Lisa, Apple II series
Related technologies
Notable users
- Educational institutions
- Home users
- Small businesses