By 1984, he couldn't handle paper to read or write, and that ended his career.
The Stylus Photo R800 has a lower price, $300, but can handle paper only up to a maximum width of 8.5 inches.
The original documents are themselves artefacts, and there can be great value for pupils in seeing and even handling parchment and yellowed paper.
By shifting away from handling paper, the Danish library expects to increase its titles by 25 percent by the end of this year.
In contrast, companies handling paper based documentation will require larger desks for their staff, storage for records, archive facilities, photocopying and printing facilities close to hand.
Roden started the movement with an album entitled Forms of Paper, in which he made recordings of himself handling paper in various ways.
Its particular feature is that it can print name cards and handle thick paper up to 300 microns, and is also supplied with a cutter.
Not many, I suspect, because we handle paper rather than cash, or anything readily convertible thereto.
Yet, in recent years, plunging prices and improvements like the ability to handle plain paper have helped prop up demand for simple fax machines.
Online payments mean less expense for printing, handling and mailing paper.