The Evolution of the MFP from the Fax Machine
PC AND FAX MACHINE LINKED
In August 1983, Takaho Koshiishi of the Ricoh Company, Ltd., in Japan, filed for a patent covering a combination of a facsimile apparatus and a personal computer. The latter was connected to the facsimile apparatus through a parallel interface. The combination had four operation modes:
1. A recording mode where the data from the computer was recorded by the printer in the fax apparatus
2. An image input mode where data from a scanner in the fax apparatus was input to the computer
3. A transmission or transfer mode where the data from the computer was transmitted to another fax apparatus
4. A reception/transfer mode where the data from another fax apparatus was ...
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