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=== StyleWriter models === ==== StyleWriter ==== {{Infobox computer hardware | name = StyleWriter | image = Apple StyleWriter.jpg | caption = | introduced = {{Start date|1991|03|01}} | discontinued = {{End date|1993|01|01}} | cost = | processor = | frequency = | memory = 64 KiB | slots = 0 | rom = | ports = [[Serial port|Serial]] | type = [[Inkjet printing|Inkjet]] | color = 1 | dpi = 360 | speed = 1 Page per minute | language = [[QuickDraw]] | power = 23 Watt | weight = 7.5 lbs| dimensions = (H x W x D) 12.5 x 13.25 x 5.6 in }} The StyleWriter was the first of Apple's line of inkjet serial printers, targeted mainly towards consumers. The feed mechanism was removable, and paper could be fed through manually in a virtually straight line.<ref name=appleconfidential>{{cite book | first=Owen W. | last=Linzmayer | title=Apple Confidential 2.0 | pages=53–54 | isbn=978-1-59327-010-0 | year = 2004 | publisher = [[No Starch Press]] | url=https://archive.org/details/appleconfidentia0000linz | url-access=registration }}</ref> ==== StyleWriter II ==== {{Infobox computer hardware | name = StyleWriter II | image = Apple StyleWriter II.jpg | caption = | introduced = {{Start date|1993|01|01}} | discontinued = {{End date|1995|04|17}} | cost = | processor = | frequency = | memory = 128 kB | slots = 0 | rom = | ports = [[Serial port|Serial]] | type = [[Inkjet printer|Inkjet]] | color = 1 | dpi = 360<ref name=macworld94_09 /> | speed = 2 Page per minute<ref name=macworld94_09 /> | language = [[QuickDraw]]<ref name=macworld94_09 /> | power = 19.5 Watt | weight = 6.6 lbs | dimensions = (H x W x D) 7 x 13.6 x 7.9 in }} The StyleWriter II replaced the original. This model, based on a Canon engine that printed at 360 DPI,<ref name=macworld94_09>{{cite magazine | magazine = [[Macworld]] | url = https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9409_Sept_1994/page/n127/mode/1up | title = Personal Printers | date = September 1994 | first = Jim | last = Heid | pages =117–122 | volume = 11 | issue = 9 }}</ref> had twice the memory of its predecessor and double the printing speed. The enclosure was restyled in Apple's "neoclassical" design language of the time.<ref name=appleconfidential /> ==== StyleWriter 1200 ==== {{Infobox computer hardware | name = StyleWriter 1200 | image = Apple StyleWriter 1200.png | caption = | introduced = {{Start date|1995|04|01}} | discontinued = | cost = | processor = | frequency = | memory = 128 kB | slots = | rom = | ports = [[Serial port|Serial]] | type = [[Inkjet printer|Inkjet]] | color = 1 | dpi = 720 x 360 | speed = 3 Page per minute | language = [[QuickDraw]] | power = 19.5 Watt | weight = 6.6 lbs | dimensions = (H x W x D) 7 x 13.6 x 7.9 in }} The StyleWriter 1200 was the third of Apple's line of [[inkjet printer|inkjet]] serial printers, released after the StyleWriter II. Based on the same Canon engine, this model had faster printing speed than its predecessor, but used the same ink cartridge. ==== Portable StyleWriter ==== {{Infobox computer hardware | name = Portable StyleWriter | image = Portable-stylewriter-01.jpg | caption = | introduced = {{Start date|1993|06|01}} | discontinued = {{End date|1995|05|15}} | cost = | processor = | frequency = | memory = | slots = | rom = | ports = [[Parallel port|Parallel]]{{dubious|date=October 2021|reason=The product sheet say serial RS422 and picture show a Centronics connector. This technical detail need be clarified}} | type = [[Inkjet printer|Inkjet]] | color = 1 | dpi = 360 | speed = 1.5 Pages per minute | language = [[QuickDraw]] | power = 23 Watt | weight = 4.5 lbs | dimensions = (H x W x D) 1.9 x 12.2 x 8.7 in<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_applebrochortableStyleWriterBW2P_990522/page/n1/mode/1up |title=Apple Portable StyleWriter |author=Apple Computer Inc.|date=1993 |type=Product Sheet}}</ref> }} The Portable StyleWriter was a portable [[inkjet printer]] manufactured in 1993 and was designed to match the PowerBook 100 Series portable computer. It was powered by a [[Nickel–cadmium battery]] or an external AC adapter. It sacrificed ergonomics, printing speed and grayscale for portability. An optional automatic sheet feeder was also available.<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=[[Macworld]] | url=https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9401_January_1994/page/n52/mode/1up |title=Apple Portable StyleWriter | date=January 1994 |page=51 |first=Liza |last=Weiman-Hanks |volume=11 |issue=1}}</ref> Unlike most Apple printers, the Portable StyleWriter came only with a Parallel port, but was sold with a cable adapter allowing connection to a Macintosh serial port.{{citation needed|date=October 2021|reason=Some of this can be deducted, but there is never any mention of this, including in the product sheet}}
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