Monday, Feb. 01, 1993

Look Out, Xerox

By Janice Castro

FORGET HOW MANY COPIES A MACHINE CAN MAKE WITHOUT jamming. RICOH has a new photocopier that automatically translates documents from English to Japanese, producing a subtitled copy within two minutes. Focusing on the key words in each sentence, the IMAGS530 prints Japanese equivalents under them and provides a backup sheet listing alternate meanings. It also sends faxes, serves as a digital printer, makes coffee . . .