Apple Unveils First Truly Portable Color Printer

New Design Offers High-Quality Desktop Inkjet Performance that Fits in a
Briefcase

CUPERTINO, California--June 19, 1995--In keeping with its commitment to
provide truly portable computing and printing solutions for mobile
professionals, Apple Computer Inc. today announced the Color StyleWriter
2200, a high-quality color inkjet printer that's small and lightweight
enough to fit in any standard briefcase yet powerful enough to print
laser-quality text and graphics. The Color StyleWriter 2200 is designed to
complement Apple Macintosh PowerBook computers, but can also be used on
the desktop with most Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers.

Weighing just over three pounds and measuring less than 12 inches across
and 2.2 inches high, the Color StyleWriter 2200 mirrors the high-quality
color performance of its siblings in Apple's color inkjet line. Key
usability features such as "Desktop Printing," "2-, 4-Up Printing" and
"Watermark" capability all come standard on this printer. In addition,
users will be pleased with the printer's low price of just $419.

"Today's mobile customers shouldn't have to sacrifice high quality color
output and outstanding performance for true portability," said Terry
Bailey, senior director. "The Color StyleWriter 2200 is a
professional-quality desktop color printer that's an ideal solution for
users with limited space. Yet it can go anywhere a PowerBook user goes.
It's a convenient and easy-to-use solution on the road or on the desktop,
at home or in the office."

"The profile of today's business professionals is changing dramatically as
technology evolves," said Larry Jamieson, associate director of electronic
printer services at BIS Strategic Decisions. "Business executives have
always wanted color for emphasis and presentations, but have required
monochrome printers for most applications. A portable color printer fills
the need for occasional color printing on the desktop and gives them more
flexibility in their output without taking up additional deskspace. With
the introduction of this printer, these executives also have the option of
printing in truly mobile environments."

Like its siblings, the Color StyleWriter 2200 offers three key new
usability features: "Desktop Printing," "2-, 4-Up Printing" and
"Watermarks." Desktop Printing lets users drag and drop files onto a
printer icon on the desktop. This automatically launches the application
and the print dialog box. "2-, 4-Up Printing" lets users print two or four
reduced-sized documents on a single page, saving money and reducing
environmental impact. A new "Watermark" feature lets users place words
such as "draft" or 'confidential" on the background of a page. Eight
commonly used watermarks are included, hut any information stored as a
PICT or PICT 2 file can be used as a watermark, such as a color company
logo.

The Color StyleWriter 2200 ships with a color cartridge that offers 360 by
360 dots per inch (DPI) color and true black printing on the same page. It
uses water-resistant ink and can print a color page in under three
minutes. A high performance black ink cartridge provides 720 by 360 DPI
edge smoothing technology for crisp text output in best mode, or up to
five pages per minute laser-fast output in normal mode. A 30-sheet paper
feeder is built-in and the printer easily handles plain, coated or glossy
paper, transparencies, back-print film and envelopes. The printer offers
64 TrueType fonts for high-quality text, matching the font set included
with Apple LaserWriter printers.

The Color StyleWriter 2200 is compatible with all 68020 or better Macintosh
computers, and comes with a PowerPC-native driver that greatly enhances
performance when printing complex color documents from Power Macintosh
computers. The QuickDraw GX driver gives users access to Apple's latest
imaging architecture. The printer also supports ColorSync 2.0, an advanced
technology that provides the closest possible match between colors viewed
on a display and the color that comes out of the printer.

For those who wish to use the Color StyleWriter 2200 away from AC power, an
optional Nickel-Metal Hydride battery is available. With the battery
installed, the Color StyleWriter 2200 weighs only 4.2 pounds. When battery
powered, the user can print approximately 200 pages between charges. An
optional universal AC adapter for use with all standard power outlets is
also available.

Price and Availability

In the United States, the Color StyleWriter 2200 has an Apple price of U.S.
$419 and is available immediately through authorized Apple resellers. For
the location of the reseller nearest them, customers in the U.S. can call
800-538-9696. Customers outside the United States should contact their
local Apple representatives for information.

Apple Computer, Inc., a recognized pioneer and innovator in the information
industry, creates powerful solutions based on easy-to-use personal
computers, servers, peripherals, software, online services and personal
digital assistants. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL) develops, manufactures, licenses and markets products, technologies
and services for the business, education, consumer, scientific &
engineering and government markets in over 140 countries.

Apple Computer Inc
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
408-996-1010

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