Apple Printers: Which Support 2-Byte Printing?

TOPIC

Which Apple printers (both LaserWriter and StyleWriter models) are able to print Japanese characters?

DISCUSSION

You can print Japanese Characters (Kanji) or any other 2-byte characters to ALL Apple Printers (both QuickDraw and PostScript), provided you are using 2-byte TrueType fonts. However, if you are using 2-byte PostScript Type 1 outline fonts, then you need to use a PostScript printer specifically localized for that language. The following Apple printers were specifically designed to print Kanji characters:

LaserWriter IINTX-J
LaserWriter Select 610 (360-J)
LaserWriter Pro 400
LaserWriter Pro 405
LaserWriter 16/600-J
LaserWriter 12/600-J

For additional information about printing Kanji characters, use the search string "kanji and printing" to locate the following articles in the Tech Info Library:

• Printing Kanji Characters
• LaserWriters: Printing 2-byte Languages/Characters

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