<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
Silentype	I-Device
is	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
first	O
printer	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
1979	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1980	O
for	O
US$599	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
Plus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silentype	O
's	O
firmware	B-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Andy	O
Hertzfeld	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silentype	O
is	O
a	O
thermal	O
printer	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
special	O
paper	O
and	O
provides	O
80-column	B-Device
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
III	I-Device
.	O
</s>
