->  TW> Perhpas becasue it is the SAME printer only with the Apple Name???

-> Wouldn't suprrise me the early apple dot matrix printers (image writer)
-> firmware was epsom compatible but had a serial interface.

-> Ihe laser writer was internally a HP laserjet II engine with an Apple
-> manufacured (postscript) processor board

-> So it'd be no surprise to me if apple was sourcing inkejet mechanisms from
-> Canon.

 I don't think Apple ever made a printer of it's own. And the CAnon
Laser engine was very popular.
As a side note my HP Laser Printer, A 5P model small business model,
even has an Apple Talk port on it. 
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