Original Apple ImageWriter, WORKING, Dot Matrix Printer Apple II & Mac A9M0303

Appearance: Used, sometape residueFunctionality: WorkingDescription:============As pictured, an AppleImageWriter A9M0303. Includes just the printer – no other accessories areavailable. Manual and documentation is available at: http://apple2online.com/index.php?p=1_7_Apple-Hardware.Warranty andReturns:=====================We understand thatthere may be compatibility issues, space constraints, or it just doesn’t lookperfect. This item can be returned within 14-days for ANY reason. However,shipping to and from is not refundable. Shipping:=========- Local pickup isalso available at no cost.- Most orders placedbefore 9am will ship the same day.About Us:=========The ComputerPreservation Group is dedicated to the preservation of historical computers. Tohelp fund ongoing operations, select items are made available. To learn more,please visit our website: www.computerpreservation.com. Thank you for your support!Stock#:8290Details from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageWriter:The ImageWriter is aproduct line of dot matrix printers formerly manufactured by Apple Computer andthen designed to be compatible with their entire line of computers. There werethree different models introduced over time, which were mostly popular amongApple II and Macintosh owners.The firstImageWriter is a serial based dot matrix printer introduced by Apple Computerin late 1983.The printer wasessentially a re-packaged 9-pin dot matrix printer from C. Itoh Electronics(model C. Itoh 8510, with a modified ROM and pinout), released the same year.It was introduced as a replacement for the earlier parallel-based Apple DotMatrix Printer/DMP (also a C. Itoh model) and, while primarily intended for theApple II, worked across Apple's entire computer product line. The ImageWritercould produce images as well as text, up to a resolution of 144 DPI and a speedof about 120 CPS (characters per second). In text mode, the printer waslogic-seeking, meaning it would print with the head moving in both directionswhile it would print only in one direction for graphics and Near LetterQuality. The ImageWriter was also supported by the original Macintosh computer,the Macintosh 128K. Apple wanted a graphical printer for the Mac, and hadintroduced the ImageWriter primarily to support the new machine. This permittedit to produce WYSIWYG output from the screen of the computer, which was animportant aspect for promoting the concept of the GUI and, later, desktoppublishing. The ImageWriter could be supported by Microsoft Windows-based PC'sby using the included C. Itoh 8510 compatible driver.