Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd&lt;MC.T> said it would launch the world's smallest and lightest
personal-use plain paper copier (PPC) on the domestic market in
early June.
    It said the 69,800 yen copier is 367 mm by 407 mm by 120
mm, weighs six kilos, and can copy pictures from television and
VCR's with an optional adaptor. The company plans to produce
2,000 sets a month and will eventually export them, it said
without providing further details.
    Total Japanese PPC output rose 12 pct to 560,000 units in
1986 and is projected to rise to 610,000 this year, it said.
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