Description
NEC, in May 1996, announced three models of networked multifunctionals, called the MULTINA series. These multifunctionals combined the functions of a fax machine, printer, and copier that had existed separately in offices, simplified the transfer of data from computers, and enabled data processing.
The MULTINA series consisted of the i2000, which communicated by email with Windows 95 computers and was the first machine in the industry that could email or fax from a computer using the same control and the Ai7000 (a G3 model) and the Ai7000D (a G4 model) that combined the functions of a fax machine, printer, and copier and had a network printer function that supported various LAN protocols.
