LaserWriter
Codename: "LightWriter"
Introduced: March 1985
Discontinued: February 1988
Type: Electrophotography
Processor: Motorola 68000
Processor Speed: 12 MHz
Language: PostScript Diablo 630
Colors: 1
Connection: Serial and LocalTalk
Pages Per Minute: 8
DPI: 300
Cartridge: M0180 or HP 92285A
Power: 760 Watts
Weight and Dimensions:  77 lbs., 11.5" H x 18.5" W x 16.2" D
ROM Size: 0.5 MB
Maximum RAM: n/a
Number of Sockets: None
Minimum RAM Speed: n/a
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.

