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The Reason Why Fax Machines Are Still Used Today May Surprise You

The world has moved past the era of floppy disks and dial-up tones. Now, it revolves around apps, encrypted emails, and real-time messaging. So, naturally, you'll peg the humble fax machine as one of ...
American Enterprise Institute

What Fax Machines and Fine Porcelain Tell Us About the Persistence of Old Technologies

The history of technology is a story of innovation, of pushing forward the frontier of human capabilities. But it’s also a story of unexpected persistence. The fax machine, for example, may seem like ...
insider.si.edu

Faxed : the rise and fall of the fax machine / Jonathan Coopersmith

Faxed is the first history of the facsimile machine--the most famous recent example of a tool made obsolete by relentless technological innovation. Jonathan Coopersmith recounts the multigenerational, ...
NPR

Fax machines permeate Germany's business culture. But parliament is ditching them

BERLIN — The sound of the 1990s still resonates in the German capital. Like techno music, the fax machine remains on trend. According to the latest figures from Germany's digital industry association, ...