Dimensions of these devices were comparable with two washing machines, they weighed approximately 295 kg and consumed a lot of electricity. It is not surprising that for a long time customer of early Xerox has been, basically, the U.S. government like the State Department, FBI, etc. And, of course, large libraries.
The success was astounding. While in 1959 income Haloid Xerox has made $32 million, then two years after the presentation of the legendary 914-th model revenue tripled. And after 6 years of rapid development of Xerox became a multibillion-dollar corporation.
Interesting fact: the proposed Xerox then, in the early 1960's, the technology of copying the image - xerography - still used in many modern copiers. Themselves, however, is copied in real life in the digital age are used less frequently. In place of large and heavy marker devices, also harmful to the health office workers come to the IFIs, ligaments, Scanner - PC - Printer and other solutions.
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