A Canon copier for the kitchen table.

The article reports on the introduction of a 43-pound personal copier machine by Japan-based manufacturer Canon Inc. on August 24, 1982. It notes that the new machine is crucial on the maintenance of the company's revenue growth in the said year. It states that the company planned to sell the product's two models on October 1 at 1,000 and 1,200 dollars each and they are scheduled to be launched in the U.S. market in 1983.