Apple ImageWriter dot matrix printer
The Apple ImageWriter was a line of dot matrix printers introduced by Apple Computer in the early 1980s, designed specifically for high-quality text and graphics printing with Apple's personal computers. It featured near-letter-quality printing capabilities and supported Apple's proprietary…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1981
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Provided affordable, high-resolution printing for Apple users, solving the issue of poor-quality daisy-wheel or thermal printers that couldn't handle graphics or near-letter-quality text output from personal computers.
- Platforms
- Early Macintosh, Apple III, Apple II series
Related technologies
Notable users
- Educational institutions
- Small businesses
- Apple Inc.