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Fast Facts
- AKA: Telecopier
- Fax: Short for "facsimile"
- Latin fac simile: "Make similar"
- Multi-printers usually have the all-in-one ability to scan, copy, print and fax
- First fax patent: 1843
- Patent holder: Scotland's Alexander Bain
- First fax machine: Giovanni Caselli's "Pantelegraph" (1861)
- Early manufacturers: RCA, AT&T;, Exxon
- Early version of the modern-day fax machine: Exxon Qwip (mid-1970s)
- Pre-1980s fax machines sent data in analog format
- Modern-day fax machines utilize the digital format
- Distinguishing features: Speed of transmission, resolution capabilities, type of printer
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Popular Modern-Day Manufacturers
- Brother International
- Panasonic
- Hewlett-Packard
- Olympus
- Canon
- Sharp Electronics
- Xerox
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