LaserWriter 8500

Introduced: August 1997
Terminated: January 1999

Description

The LaserWriter 8500 was a laser printer running an AMD 29040 printer at 60Mhz. It used the PostScript Level 3 interpreter and communicated via LocalTalk, bi-directional Parallel port or Ethernet. It also had an SCSI port. It could print up to 20 pages a minute with a DPI of 600.

History

The last in the long line of LaserWriter printers, the LaserWriter 8500 was also the most powerful in the line. It had the quickest processor, the most memory and also the most advanced PostScript interpreter. The LaserWriter 8500 was designed for high volume work and had the ability to print pages in A3 format.

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Specifications

Processor: AMD 29040
Processor Speed: 60 MHz
Language: PostScript Level 3
Colors: 1
Connection: LocalTalk, Bi-Directional Parallel, Ethernet
Pages Per Minute: 20
DPI: 600
Cartridge: M5893G/A
Power: 840 W
Weight and Dimensions (US): 70.4 lbs., 16.2” H x 23.2” W x 17.9” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 31.9 kg, 41.1 cm H x 58.9 cm W x 45.5 cm D
ROM Size: 8 MB
Maximum RAM: 48 MBProcessor: AMD 29040
Processor Speed: 60 MHz
Language: PostScript Level 3
Colors: 1
Connection: LocalTalk, Bi-Directional Parallel, Ethernet
Pages Per Minute: 20
DPI: 600
Cartridge: M5893G/A
Power: 840 W
Weight and Dimensions (US): 70.4 lbs., 16.2” H x 23.2” W x 17.9” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 31.9 kg, 41.1 cm H x 58.9 cm W x 45.5 cm D
ROM Size: 8 MB
Maximum RAM: 48 MB
Type of RAM Slots: 1, 72-pin SIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Type of RAM Slots: 1, 72-pin SIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns