The Apple Daisy Wheel Printer is a

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manufactured by Qume and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. in the 1980s. It utilized the

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character set and used continuous form paper, or with an optional feeder, cut sheet paper. The printer included several different 130-character "daisy" print wheels (e.g.,

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, Executive) in English, French, German, and other languages. These 130-character print wheels are unique to the Apple DWP; the standard Qume printwheel has 96 characters. It could be used with the Lisa system,

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system, and

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system if the Apple_II_serial_cards#Super_Serial_Card_.E2.80.93_Apple_Computer, Super Serial Interface Card was installed. When used with the Lisa, the printer could produce simple graphics by microstepping the print head and using the period, pipe ( , ), and slash characters. The period is reinforced with brass to prevent it wearing out. This printer is also referred to as the Apple

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