Silentype

The Silentype, stylized as silentype, is the first printer to be marketed by Apple Computer. It was announced in June 1979 and became available in March 1980 for users of Apple II series computers.
==Description==
The Silentype derived its name from its very quiet operation, which was made possible through . It was based on a rebranded Trendcom 200 printer; the company also produced a narrower Trendcom 100 printer for the Apple II.Trendcom 200 & 100 printer for Apple II computer 1980, The Internet Archive. 2018-01-06. An Apple II expansion card was made available to provide a serial interface to connect to the printer. The Apple III included these serial ports, which were labelled for use by joysticks.The Apple Silentype Thermal Printer, MyOldMac.com. Accessed. 2021-05-25.
==Development==
Writing the firmware of the Silentype was the first project of Apple engineer Andy Hertzfeld.I'll Be Your Best Friend by Andy Hertzfeld, Folklore. 1979-08. The controller board had been redesigned by Apple to eliminate costly electronics and to move processing duties into the Apple II computer.Silentype Thermal Printer (Japanese), The Apple II World. Archived 2002-06-15. The Silentype also lacked the vents from the original Trendcom 200 design, which was consistent with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs insisting on the removal of vents from products because they were "not elegant".The Hardware: Thermal Printer, The Home of the Z80 N.E. Accessed 2021-05-26.Inside the Apple III by Gabriel Torres, Hardware Secrets. 2012-05-31.
==References==
==External links==
*Silentype Operation and Reference Manual (PDF) by Apple (1980, mirrored at Historybit)
*1981 Silentype Printer at AppleToTheCore.me (2013-04-10)
*Printers at Apple II History
*Apple Silentype at Engadget
*Apple Silentype at MadeApple
* at Wikipedia
Category:1980 introductions