LaserWriter 12/640 PS
Codename: "Mongoose"
Introduced: June 1996
Discontinued: n/a
Type: Electrophotography
Processor: AMD 29040
Processor Speed: 30 MHz
Language: PostScript Level 2, PCL 5
Colors: 1
Connection: LocalTalk, Bi-Directional Parallel, Ethernet
Pages Per Minute: 12 standard, 8 duplex
DPI: 600
Cartridge: M4683G/A
Power: 790 Watts
Weight and Dimensions:  26.5 lbs., 9.25" H x 15.94" W x 16.65" D
ROM Size: 4 MB
Maximum RAM: 64 MB
Number of Sockets: 2, 72-pin SIMMs
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
History: The original LaserWriter was released in 1985. Being the key feature of the "Macintosh Office" it was targeted at small businesses. Another feature of the Macintosh Office was Apple's new AppleTalk LAN technology making the LaserWriter Apple's first network printer. Just like Macintosh in 1984, the Macintosh Office was announced with a commercial during the fourth quarter of SuperBowl XIX ('Lemmings'). Worth approx. $7,000 U.S. the LaserWriter was in comparison with the competition rather inexpensive.

