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. It utilized FinePrint and PhotoGrade to adjust individual dot sizes to simulate smoother edges and grays produced by higher resolution printers.

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.

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. 

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The IIg was discontinued in October 1993 and superseded by the LaserWriter Pro 630.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.

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.