Computers nudging out, but not eliminating, the fax

Fax machines evolving with technology

Survival in today’s office environment requires an ability to change with the times. And the fax machine is a good example of how innovation can save an old piece of equipment from extinction.

You might ex-pect that the fax, developed in 1842, would be collecting dust in most modern offices, easily replaced with e-mail, fax-software packages, scanners and overnight mail services.

Think again. Compared to the typewriter by office-supply experts, the fax machine will always have a place in business offices, they say.

For years the fax machine was the best and only way to send…