Apple Dot Matrix Printer
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The Apple Dot Matrix Printer (often shortened to Apple DMP) is a printer manufactured by C. Itoh and sold under Apple label in 1982 for the Apple II series, Lisa
, and the Apple III
. It was succeeded by the ImageWriter
in 1984.
The Apple DMP is the last parallel port
printer sold under Apple label; all subsequent Apple printers (ImageWriter
, ImageWriter II, Scribe
, LaserWriter
etc.) were serial port
printers.
Apple Lisa
The Apple Lisa—also known as the Lisa—is a :personal computer designed by Apple Computer, Inc. during the early 1980s....
, and the Apple III
Apple III
The Apple III is a business-oriented personal computer produced and released by Apple Computer that was intended as the successor to the Apple II series, but largely considered a failure in the market. Development work on the Apple III started in late 1978 under the guidance of Dr. Wendell Sander...
. It was succeeded by the ImageWriter
ImageWriter
The ImageWriter was a product line of dot matrix printers manufactured by Apple Computer's and designed to be compatible with their entire line of computers...
in 1984.
The Apple DMP is the last parallel port
Parallel port
A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers for connecting various peripherals. In computing, a parallel port is a parallel communication physical interface. It is also known as a printer port or Centronics port...
printer sold under Apple label; all subsequent Apple printers (ImageWriter
ImageWriter
The ImageWriter was a product line of dot matrix printers manufactured by Apple Computer's and designed to be compatible with their entire line of computers...
, ImageWriter II, Scribe
Apple Scribe Printer
The Apple Scribe Printer was a thermal transfer printer made by Apple and first introduced in 1984 alongside the Apple IIc for a relatively low retail price of $299. It was a thermal printer, but was a significant advancement over the old Silentype. It could print on regular paper , and could print...
, LaserWriter
LaserWriter
The LaserWriter was a laser printer with built-in PostScript interpreter introduced by Apple in 1985. It was one of the first laser printers available to the mass market...
etc.) were serial port
Serial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time...
printers.