LaserWriter 16/600 PS

The LaserWriter 16/600 PS was a high-end monochrome laser printer from the LaserWriter series that was released by Apple Computer in late September 1994, replacing the LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630.Apple adds laser, color ink-jet printers by Yvonne L. Lee, InfoWorld. 1994-10-03.
==Description==
The 16/600 PS could print at a resolution of 600-dpi from a Canon LBP-ZX print engine that boosted output to 17 pages-per-minute with the same rated life of 450,000 pages as preceding models, but at the expense of higher power consumption.LaserWriter 16/600 PS, Low End Mac. 1994-09-01. It utilized FinePrint to adjust individual dot sizes to simulate smoother edges produced by higher resolution printers, though the improvements are reportedly imperceptible at 600-dpi. Upgrading the printer's RAM from the base configuration of 8 MB to at least 12 MB or more will enable PhotoGrade, which improves the printed appearance of grayscale images with finer halftones.LaserWriter 16/600 PS by Andy Affleck, TidBITS. 1994-11-14.
The 25 MHz AMD processor could rasterize images from PostScript Level 2 or 5 printer data. The data could be transmitted through a LocalTalk network to its serial port, or a direct PC connection to its . It also supports EtherTalk networking over its proprietary AAUI Ethernet port. A compact HDI-30 SCSI port could be used to attach an external drive to store additional fonts. An optional fax card can allow it to send, receive and print faxes.
===Included fonts===
*ITC Avant Garde
*ITC Bookman
*Courier
*Helvetica
*Helvetica Narrow
*New Century Schoolbook
*Palatino
*Symbol
*Times
*ITC Zapf Chancery
*ITC Zapf Dingbats
==Discontinuation==
On June 15, 1996, the LaserWriter 16/600 was replaced by the LaserWriter 12/640 PS, which featured a faster 30 MHz AMD processor. However, Apple switched from its usual use of a Canon print engine to a P893 mechanism that had the ability to print on both sides (duplexing) at the expense of sustained print speed.LaserWriter 12/640 PS, Low End Mac. 1996-06-01.
===Legacy support===
Apple phased out support for printing over the old AppleTalk-based EtherTalk protocol in Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).Make Old Apple Printers Work in Snow Leopard by Adam Engst, TidBITs. 2009-10-06.Apple Filing Protocol Ethernet Networks, Classic Mac Networking, The Apple Fool. Accessed 2021-05-15. Printing over is possible, but this requires configuring an address over EtherTalk by a Mac running Apple Printer Utility in classic Mac OS or the Classic environment.Network Printer OS 9 by MisterMe, MacRumors Forums. 2006-04-26. The older LaserWriter Utility is only supported for Windows users, not Mac for this model.
==References==
==External links==
*LaserWriter 16/600 PS at Apple (archived 1998-01-10)
**LaserWriter 16/600 PS: Technical Specifications at Apple Support
**LaserWriter 16/600 PS (PDF) by Apple Service Source (mirrored at Apple Repair Manuals)
*Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS specs at C|NET 
*Apple LaserWriter 16 600 PS Repair at iFixit
*LaserWriter 16/600 PS at the North East Florida Educational Consortium
*LaserWriter 16/600 at madeApple
*Apple LaserWriter 16/600 at Open Printing
Category:1994 introductions