Talk:LaserWriter

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I don't know the exact introduction date, but the price list I have from early 1986 shows it as "new". I think it's likely that it came out in late 1985, but I'm not positive. Elf | Talk 15:57, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Shouldn't the article mention the actual manufacturer of the printer? As I recall, Laserwriters were actually based on a Canon print engine, and came out of Canon's plant, but I won't put that in the article without confirmation - memory is a tricky thing. Tannin 12:27, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)

...yeah, I think the original Laserwriter was a re-branded Canon LBP-8 marking engine.

The line "Much of the cost was due to the LaserWriter's support for the Adobe PostScript, a fully complete and complex printer control interface." below the second paragraph of the first subsection seems redundant and out of place. A.P. Hagler 01:09, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

I deleted that line. I think it's a little better now. Hags2k 00:57, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 68010

I believe the LaserWriter actually used a 68010 CPU. Tempshill 04:42, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

No, it was a 68000. tooki 20:05, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

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Does someone the exact amount of RAM in the original Laserwriter? I wrote 512KB, but I might be thinking of the Laserwriter Plus...

[edit] Canon Print Engine

The print engine itself was a Canon LBP-CX Engine [1]. It's worth noting that the LaserJet shared the same print engine. The LaserWriter II and the LaserJet II also shared an engine. In these printers, major components like the fuser, scanner, and power supply are actually interchangable. This trend continued for years, the LaserWriter 4 and LaserJet 4 were powered by the LBP-PX engine. I'm an HP LaserJet and Linux user, so I don't know how long the LaserWriter existed, or for how long they used Canon technology. www,fixyourownprinter.com is an excellent cross reference resource though, so it might make an interesting research project.

Peace out my McFriends

--Uncle Bungle 04:07, 16 March 2006 (UTC)