Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!unido!ecrcvax!johng
From: johng@ecrcvax.UUCP (John Gregor)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: Laser printer and photocopier in one?
Message-ID: <536@ecrcvax.UUCP>
Date: 17 May 88 20:39:51 GMT
References: <17036@cornell.UUCP>
Reply-To: johng@ecrcvax.UUCP (John Gregor)
Organization: ECRC, Munich 81, West Germany
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Posted: Tue May 17 21:39:51 1988

In article <17036@cornell.UUCP> baulch@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Garth Baulch) writes:
>
>It would seem that since laser printers and photocopiers are basically
>the same on the inside, someone would market a device that fulfills
>the functions of both. 

Well, if you had the photocopier and printer in one box, would it be
so hard to:

1) Add a modem.  Congratualtions you now have a FAX.  Also, you have
   a modem that could be used simultaneously with the printer/copier.

2) Since you already have the scanning electronics, why not have a 
   document scanner?

So, what do we have:
1. A copier
2. A laser printer
3. A modem
4. A FAX    <- read market projections for FAXen over the next couple
	       of years -- WOW!
5. A document scanner

All in one box... Hmmm, anybody want to form a company???

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John Gregor                                     johng%ecrcvax.UUCP@germany.CSNET