1980 – 1984retired
Apple III
“Tried to outgrow the Apple II; instead it taught Apple to love it again.”
“It dot-matrixed its heart out so your Mac could be heard.”
The ImageWriter was a line of dot matrix printers made by Apple Computer, designed to work with Apple's entire line of computers. Three different models were introduced over the years, and they earned a devoted following. For Apple II and Mac owners, it was the machine that finally put their work on paper.
The line was discontinued in 1985, retiring quietly after years of steady printing. It left behind the memory of that familiar buzz and hum as homework, newsletters, and half-finished BASIC programs emerged line by line. Few peripherals ever felt so much a part of the family.
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“Tried to outgrow the Apple II; instead it taught Apple to love it again.”
“A Lisa in Mac clothing, gone before most of us learned to say MacWorks XL three times fast.”
“Five million keys pressed, one rainbow, endless hours waiting for the tape to load.”