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LaserWriter

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…

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Color
Monochrome
Cost
US$6,995 (equivalent to $20,940 in 2025)
Dimensions
(H × W × D) 11.5×18.5×16.2 in (29×47×41 cm)
Discontinued
February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
Dots per inch
300
Frequency
12 MHz

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LaserWriter

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples143
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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LaserWriter

Top relations

related to Hardware · 25
LaserWriter → Apple's, As, At, Canon CX, CPU, For, HP LaserJet, KB, LaserJet, LaserJets, LaserWriters, LBP-CX, LSI, MB, MHz, MHz Macintosh, Monolithic Memories PALs, Motorola, PostScript, RAM
related to Legacy · 22
LaserWriter → Adobe, Adobe's PostScript, Adobe's RIPs, Apple, Apple's, Apple's LaserWriter, Apple's PostScript, Apple's RIP, Atlas, DRAM, ICs, In, Indeed, Linotronic's, Linotype's, NEC, PALs, PostScript, QMS, RAM
related to Release · 19
LaserWriter → Aldus, Apple, Apple's, AppleTalk, At, However, HP, HP's, January, Mac's GUI, Macintosh Office, Macs, March, PageMaker, PostScript, Shipments, The, The LaserWriter, US
related to Networking · 17
LaserWriter → Aldus PageMaker, Apple, AppleTalk, At, Based, Centronics PC, HP LaserJet, LANs, LocalTalk, Mac, Macs, Paired, PostScript, RS-422, Since, The LaserWriter, The Mac
related to Design · 15
LaserWriter → Apple, Apple IIc, Apple Scribe Printer, Apple's, Apple's Macintosh, AppleTalk Connector Family, Frog Design, In, It, LocalTalk, Macintosh, PhoneNET, Platinum, Snow White, The LaserWriter
related to LaserWriter II · 13
LaserWriter → Across, Adobe, AppleTalk, For, In, It, LaserWriter II, LaserWriter IINT, LaserWriter IINTX, LaserWriter IISC, PostScript, QuickDraw, SCSI
related to Other LaserWriter models · 13
LaserWriter → Adobe PostScript, After, Apple, Apple's, Building, Color LaserWriter, Ethernet, Eventually, Later LaserWriters, Macintosh, PostScript, Steve Jobs, To
Color · 1
LaserWriter → Monochrome
Cost · 1
LaserWriter → US$6,995 (equivalent to $20,940 in 2025)
Dimensions · 1
LaserWriter → (H × W × D) 11.5×18.5×16.2 in (29×47×41 cm)

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postscript printer apple laser apple's appletalk first macintosh desktop printers ram pagemaker hp also one publishing localtalk networking models canon

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LaserWriterColorMonochrome1.00infobox
LaserWriterCostUS$6,995 (equivalent to $20,940 in 2025)1.00infobox
LaserWriterDimensions(H × W × D) 11.5×18.5×16.2 in (29×47×41 cm)1.00infobox
LaserWriterDiscontinuedFebruary 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)1.00infobox
LaserWriterDots per inch3001.00infobox
LaserWriterFrequency12 MHz1.00infobox
LaserWriterIntroducedMarch 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)1.00infobox
LaserWriterLanguagePostScript, Diablo 6301.00infobox
LaserWriterMemory1.5 MB1.00infobox
LaserWriterPortsSerial, LocalTalk, AppleTalk1.00infobox
LaserWriterPower consumption760 watts1.00infobox
LaserWriterProcessorMotorola 680001.00infobox
LaserWriterRead-only memory512 KB1.00infobox
LaserWriterSlots11.00infobox
LaserWriterSpeed8 pages per minute1.00infobox
LaserWriterTypeLaser1.00infobox
LaserWriterWeight77 lb (35 kg)1.00infobox
LaserWriteris alaser printer with built-in PostScript interpreter sold by Apple0.90text

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