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.