Image forming apparatus in which genuine cartridge with and without memory device are usable

摘要

An image-forming apparatus includes a main body and a genuine toner cartridge without a memory device that is supplied with the main body. The apparatus includes a cartridge installation part configured to receive at least two different types of toner cartridges, including the genuine cartridge without a memory device and a genuine toner cartridge with a memory device that is to be supplied as a replacement for the genuine toner cartridge without a memory device. Also, the apparatus includes a reader configured to retrieve data from the memory device of the genuine toner cartridge with the memory device received in the cartridge installation part.