The Apple Printer IIA (Centronics 779) is a printer that was sold by Apple from 1978 to 1979 as part of the Apple Printer Series. The Printer has been introduced on June 1, 1978, and its price started at $1545.
The new Printer IIA features 60 characters per second, printing resolution up to 132 characters per line, support for 1 printing color, Interface Card, and support for the Apple II computer series.
This printer has been discontinued on June 1, 1979, and has been replaced by the Apple Silentype.
Today Apple Printer IIA is 43 years old!
Source: Apple Magazine Vol. 1 No. 2 – Apple Printer IIA