Record 073 · Culture · 1984
50%84.73.K
HP LaserJet
Hewlett-Packard
“A $3,495 box that, with the Mac and PageMaker, created desktop publishing.”
Canon CX engine, HP firmware. 8 ppm, 300 dpi. Combined with Macintosh and PostScript LaserWriter (1985) to kill typesetting shops.
Tens of millions of LaserJets across decades
- Affordable office laser
- PCL language
Desktop publishing's missing output device.
