Apple Dot Matrix Printer

The Apple Dot Matrix Printer (often shortened to Apple DMP) is a printer that was manufactured by C. Itoh and sold under the Apple Computer, Inc. label in 1982 for the Apple II series, Lisa, and the Apple III. It was succeeded by the ImageWriter in 1984.

Apple Dot Matrix Printer

Introduced	October 1982 (1982-10)
Discontinued	1984 (1984)
Cost	US$699 (equivalent to $2,278 in 2024)
Type	Dot matrix
Slots	none
Ports	Parallel
Power consumption	180 Watts
Color	Black ink fabric ribbon
Dots per inch	High Resolution: 160 x 144 dpi Normal Resolution: 96 x 72 dpi
Speed	70 lines per minute / 120 characters per second (in draft mode)
Weight	18.7 lbs
Dimensions	(H × W × D) 4.75 × 15.5 × 11 in

The Apple DMP is the last parallel port printer sold under the Apple label; all subsequent Apple printers (ImageWriter, ImageWriter II, Scribe, LaserWriter, etc.) were serial port printers.