an early model. (1950s) : Mimeographed newsletters become popular. 1960 : Photocopying 1969: Laser Printing 1970 : Dot Matrix Printer 1976 : Inkjet Printing (1985): Aldus PageMaker , Apple Computer 's Macintosh and LaserWriter printers bring desktop publishing within the reach of the ordinary individual. (1988) : Consumer inkjet printers arrive