LaserWriter

LaserWriter
IntroducedMarch 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
DiscontinuedFebruary 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
CostUS$6,995 (equivalent to $19,820 in 2023)
TypeLaser
ProcessorMotorola 68000
Frequency12 MHz
Memory1.5 MB
Slots1
Read-only memory512 KB
PortsSerial, LocalTalk, AppleTalk
Power consumption760 watts
ColorMonochrome
Dots per inch300
Speed8 pages per minute
LanguagePostScript, Diablo 630
Weight77 lb (35 kg)
Dimensions(H × W × D) 11.5×18.5×16.2 in (29×47×41 cm)

The LaserWriter is a laser printer with built-in PostScript interpreter sold by Apple, Inc. from 1985 to 1988. It was one of the first laser printers available to the mass market. In combination with WYSIWYG publishing software like PageMaker that operated on top of the graphical user interface of Macintosh computers, the LaserWriter was a key component at the beginning of the desktop publishing revolution.[1][2]

  1. ^ H. A. Tucker: Desktop Publishing. Archived January 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine In: Maurice M. de Ruiter: Advances in Computer Graphics III. Springer, 1988, ISBN 3-540-18788-X, P. 296.
  2. ^ Michael B. Spring: Electronic printing and publishing: the document processing revolution. Archived January 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine CRC Press, 1991, ISBN 0-8247-8544-4, Page 46.