Amakhophi, abuye aziwe ngokuthi ama-photocopy, aseyingxenye yemishini yasehhovisi etholakala yonke indawo emhlabeni wanamuhla. Kodwa konke kuqala kuphi? Masiqale siqonde umsuka nomlando wokuthuthuka komkopishi.
Umqondo wokukopisha imibhalo uhlehlela emuva ezikhathini zasendulo, lapho ababhali babekopisha imibhalo ngesandla. Nokho, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 lapho kwakhiwa khona imishini yokuqala yokukopisha imibhalo. Enye yezinto ezinjalo “iwumshini wokukopisha,” osebenzisa indwangu emanzi ukuze udlulise isithombe sisuka embhalweni wokuqala siye ephepheni elimhlophe.
Ngokushesha phambili ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, futhi umshini wokuqala wokukopisha kagesi wasungulwa ngo-1938 nguChester Carlson. Ukusungulwa kuka-Carlson kwasebenzisa inqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-xerography, ehilela ukwakha isithombe se-electrostatic esigubhu sensimbi, ukusidlulisela ephepheni, bese kumiswa unomphela i-toner ephepheni. Lokhu kusungulwa okuyisisekelo kwabeka isisekelo sobuchwepheshe besimanje bokukopisha.
Ikhophi yokuqala yezohwebo, i-Xerox 914, yethulwa emakethe ngo-1959 yi-Xerox Corporation. Lo mshini wokuguqula wenza inqubo yokukopisha amadokhumenti isheshe, isebenze kahle, futhi ifaneleke kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwebhizinisi nokomuntu siqu. Ukuphumelela kwayo kwaphawula ukuqala kwenkathi entsha kubuchwepheshe bokuphindaphinda imibhalo.
Emashumini ambalwa eminyaka alandelayo, ubuchwepheshe bokukopisha buqhubekile nokuthuthuka. Eyethulwe ngawo-1980s, amakhophi edijithali anikeze ikhwalithi yesithombe ethuthukisiwe kanye nekhono lokugcina nokuthola amadokhumenti ngekhompyutha.
Ekhulwini lama-21, abakopishi bayaqhubeka nokuzivumelanisa nezidingo ezishintshayo zendawo yokusebenza yesimanje. Imishini esebenza ngezinto eziningi ehlanganisa amandla okukopisha, ukuphrinta, ukuskena kanye nefeksi isiphenduke indinganiso ezindaweni zasehhovisi. Lawa ma-desktops e-in-one aqondisa ukuhamba komsebenzi kwedokhumenti futhi andise umkhiqizo wamabhizinisi amaningi emhlabeni jikelele.
Ukufingqa, imvelaphi kanye nomlando wokuthuthuka komkopishi kufakazela ubuhlakani bomuntu nomoya wokuqamba. Kusukela emishinini yokuqala eyimishini kuya kweyedijithali yanamuhla enemisebenzi eminingi, ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe bokukopisha kuyamangaza. Uma sibheka phambili, kuyajabulisa ukubona ukuthi amakhophi azoqhubeka kanjani nokuvela futhi athuthuke, athuthukise indlela esisebenza ngayo nesixhumana ngayo.
At I-Honhai, sigxile ekunikezeni izesekeli ezisezingeni eliphezulu zamakhophi ahlukahlukene. Ngaphandle kwezinsiza zokukopisha, siphinde sinikeze uhla lwamaphrinta wekhwalithi avela kumikhiqizo ehamba phambili. Ngobuchwepheshe bethu nokuzibophezela ekwanelisekeni kwamakhasimende, singakusiza ukuthi uthole isixazululo esiphelele sokuphrinta sezidingo zakho ezithile. Uma unemibuzo noma ukubonisana, sicela ukhululeke ukuxhumana nathi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-13-2023