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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: Findecanor on Wed, 09 October 2013, 06:23:08

Title: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: Findecanor on Wed, 09 October 2013, 06:23:08

I salvaged an old Apple StyleWriter, first generation (Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StyleWriter))
It is a 360 DPI slow ink-jet printer with an ADB interface. No computers with ADB have been made in the last decade and now there are phones and tablets with higher resolution.

Anything useful I can do with it?

Case-mod for a modern printer?
I was thinking of reusing some of the plastic for a project, but I am not sure.

Title: Re: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: tipo33 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 11:32:17

If it was dot matrix, you could still use it as a printer.  lol

Title: Re: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 10 October 2013, 09:34:20

YOU COULD GET AN OLD MAC TO HOOK IT UP TO. MAC SE'S ARE ALWAYS COOL.

Title: Re: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 10 October 2013, 09:35:10

Would this printer work on one of your old MACS MW?

Title: Re: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 10 October 2013, 09:36:38

THAT IT WOULD. ANY CLASSIC MAC WITH AN ADB PORT (POWER MACINTOSH G3 OR EARLIER) WOULD WORK WITH THAT PRINTER.

Title: Re: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 12 October 2013, 15:10:16

Too little compelling reason too late. Part of the top front edge of the printer is now the bottom front edge of my Phantom. The thickness and angles matched...

Title: Re: Anything I can do with an old Apple StyleWriter?
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 12 October 2013, 18:13:18

Quote from: Findecanor on Sat, 12 October 2013, 15:10:16

Too little compelling reason too late. Part of the top front edge of the printer is now the bottom front edge of my Phantom. The thickness and angles matched...

Ultimately this is probably the best you could have done with it anyway.