LaserWriter IIg

The LaserWriter IIg was a high-end monochrome laser printer from the LaserWriter series that was released by Apple Computer in October 1991.
==Description==
The IIg could print at a resolution of 300-dpi from a Canon LBP-SX print engine that could output 8 pages-per-minute with a rated life of 300,000 pages. It is compatible with Apple M6002 or HP LaserJet 92295A toner cartridges.The Apple Laserwriter II NT by Tom Trebisky, The MMT Observatory. Accessed 2021-05-15. It utilized FinePrint and PhotoGrade to adjust individual dot sizes to simulate smoother edges and grays produced by higher resolution printers.LaserWriter IIg, Low End Mac. 1991-10-01.
The 25 MHz Motorola 68030 processor could rasterize images from PostScript Level 2 or 4+ printer data. The data could be transmitted through a LocalTalk network to its serial port, or a direct serial PC connection to its port. It also supports faster EtherTalk networking over its proprietary AAUI Ethernet port. A SCSI port could be used to attach an external drive to store additional fonts. It omitted the unused ADB port from previous LaserWriter II models.LaserWriter IINT, Low End Mac. 1988-01-01.
===Included fonts===
*ITC Avant Garde
*ITC Bookman
*Courier
*Helvetica
*Helvetica Narrow
*New Century Schoolbook
*Palatino
*Symbol
*Times
*ITC Zapf Chancery
*ITC Zapf Dingbats*
:* Omitted from the ROM of some units.Apple LaserWriter IIf Apple LaserWriter IIg Apple Personal LaserWriter NTR by Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine p.158. 1992-11-24.
==Discontinuation==
The IIg was discontinued in October 1993 and superseded by the LaserWriter Pro 630. Other LaserWriter II models could be converted to a IIg though a printer controller board upgrade from Apple.New Printers & Scanner by Mark H. Anbinder, TidBITS #159. 1993-01-18.
===Legacy support===
Apple phased out support for printing over the old AppleTalk-based EtherTalk protocol in Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The IIg also does not support printing over like the LaserWriter Pro 630.Make Old Apple Printers Work in Snow Leopard by Adam Engst, TidBITs. 2009-10-06.How Do I Use My Apple LaserWriter IIg Ethernet with Snow Leopard?, Apple Communities. 2010-08-22.
==References==
==External links==
*LaserWriter IIg: Technical Specifications at Apple
**LaserWriter II (PDF) by Apple Service Source (mirrored)
*LaserWriter IIg at madeApple
*LaserWriter IIf/IIg at the North East Florida Educational Consortium
*Apple LaserWriter IIg at OpenPrinting
Category:1991 introductions