Hello there,
since I revived an original StyleWriter this year and apparently nobody else is using one of these I thought I might as well share some info on it.
The StyleWriter was Apple's first inkjet printer that was introduced in 1991. It offered nearly LaserWriter quality at the cost of an ImageWriter ($599).
The StyleWriter was a QuickDraw printer that required System 6.0.7 and introduced TrueType fonts. If you purchase one, make sure that it comes with the sheet feeder, external power suppy and an 8 pin serial printer cable.
Advantages of the StyleWriter are that it came with a sheet feeder, offered quite good print quality and that ink cartridges for it are still available. The main disadvantage is its slow printing speed.
You can find the necessary software archived here: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/stylewriter-installation-12-original-stylewriter
Apple used a printing mechanism made by Canon which was also used in other StyleWriter models and various other printers, fax machines and even typewriters. This means that ink is still available. You can use Canon BC-01 and BC-02 cartridges.
After being plugged in for a while I noticed a fishy smell from the printer. I took it apart and saw this:
It seems like EVERY Apple product from the 90s is suspect to the dreaded capacitor plague.
The values were:
C10 - 25V 1000µF
C11 - 35V 2200µF
C3 - 25V 3300µF
C2 - 25V 3300µF
C410 - 10V 100µF
C4 - 10V 100µF
C5 - 50V 1µF
C6 - 50V 1µF
C7 - 50V 1µF
C12 - 50V 0.47µF
Keep in mind that you will need low profile caps for C2, C3 and C11. I had to reuse the old ones.
Better:
While the sheet feeder is a nice bonus it did not work reliably due to hardened rubber parts. Time to disconnect it from the printer and take it apart...
I thoroughly cleaned and roughed up these rubber bits with sandpaper:
Success:
And here's a video of the printer in action.
since I revived an original StyleWriter this year and apparently nobody else is using one of these I thought I might as well share some info on it.
The StyleWriter was Apple's first inkjet printer that was introduced in 1991. It offered nearly LaserWriter quality at the cost of an ImageWriter ($599).
The StyleWriter was a QuickDraw printer that required System 6.0.7 and introduced TrueType fonts. If you purchase one, make sure that it comes with the sheet feeder, external power suppy and an 8 pin serial printer cable.
Advantages of the StyleWriter are that it came with a sheet feeder, offered quite good print quality and that ink cartridges for it are still available. The main disadvantage is its slow printing speed.
You can find the necessary software archived here: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/stylewriter-installation-12-original-stylewriter
Apple used a printing mechanism made by Canon which was also used in other StyleWriter models and various other printers, fax machines and even typewriters. This means that ink is still available. You can use Canon BC-01 and BC-02 cartridges.
After being plugged in for a while I noticed a fishy smell from the printer. I took it apart and saw this:
It seems like EVERY Apple product from the 90s is suspect to the dreaded capacitor plague.
The values were:
C10 - 25V 1000µF
C11 - 35V 2200µF
C3 - 25V 3300µF
C2 - 25V 3300µF
C410 - 10V 100µF
C4 - 10V 100µF
C5 - 50V 1µF
C6 - 50V 1µF
C7 - 50V 1µF
C12 - 50V 0.47µF
Keep in mind that you will need low profile caps for C2, C3 and C11. I had to reuse the old ones.
Better:
While the sheet feeder is a nice bonus it did not work reliably due to hardened rubber parts. Time to disconnect it from the printer and take it apart...
I thoroughly cleaned and roughed up these rubber bits with sandpaper:
Success:
And here's a video of the printer in action.
