Printer and copier companies have produced increasingly capable devices.

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They were working for a San Francisco copier dealership when it was bought by Ikon, the copier and printer distributor, and they were instructed to fire some of the staff.

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The Photosmart 2710 All-in-One combines a inkjet printer with a fax, copier, and scanner, and can print wirelessly using built-in 802.11g WiFi or an optional Bluetooth module.

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Last year Canon, the top copier-and-printer company, abolished automatic pay rises for anybody over 32.

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After that, Starkweather and Goldman had an idea for getting the laser printer to market quickly: graft a laser onto a Xerox copier called the 7000.

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