Color LaserWriter

The Color LaserWriter was a line of PostScript four-color laser printers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. in the mid-1990s. These printers were compatible with PCs and Apple's own Macintosh line of computers; these printers were also able to connect to large networks by way of the use of an 10baseT Ethernet port. Two models were released.

Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS

Introduced	June 1995 (1995-06)
Discontinued	October 1996 (1996-10)
Type	Laser
Processor	AMD 29030
Frequency	30 MHz
Memory	12 MB–40 MB
Slots	2
Read-only memory	4 MB
Ports	Serial, Parallel, SCSI, LocalTalk, Ethernet
Power consumption	1100 Watts
Color	4
Dots per inch	600
Speed	12 Pages Per Minute in B&W, 3 Pages Per Minute in color
Language	PostScript Level 2
Weight	110 lb
Dimensions	(H x W x D) 18 x 21 x 23 in

Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS

A PostScript printer, the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS color laser printer was intended for small business and consumers with high printing requirements. The Windows-compatible driver was of interest due to its ability generate Postscript files (.ps) for later printing.

This printer was released in 1995,^[1] one year before its replacement with the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS, which had the same specifications as the 12/600 PS, but was sold at a lower price.

Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS

Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS

Introduced	October 1996
Type	Laser
Processor	AMD 29030
Frequency	30 MHz
Memory	16 MB–40 MB
Slots	2
Read-only memory	4 MB
Ports	Serial, Parallel, SCSI, LocalTalk, Ethernet
Power consumption	1100 Watts
Color	4
Dots per inch	600
Speed	12 Pages Per Minute in B&W, 3 Pages Per Minute in color
Language	PostScript Level 2
Weight	110 lbs
Dimensions	(H x W x D) 18 x 21 x 23 in

The Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS is a color laser printer introduced by Apple in October 1996. The printer became a workhorse used in Kinko's copy stores across the United States. The printer's weight, size, speed of printing, and high cost of purchase, operation, and maintenance were its chief drawbacks.