I Sent A Fax

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Along with what seemed like a good part of the neighborhood, we had no internet service today. Let's not talk about why, and how frustrating it was. Instead, let's talk about how far we have come in a short time.

Today, we all rely on email, scanning, forwarding documents, etc. as just an ordinary, albeit important, part of the day. (Rona made a good point yesterday about technology’s interference with vacation.) What do you do when those necessities (luxuries?) are not available? Today was a look back to a time with access to only simple technology.

So, I sent a fax. I kind of liked it. But I really do hope the internet is back tomorrow.

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Submitted by NULL (not verified) on Mon, 09/08/2014 - 21:30

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My first Wall Street job was copying the faxed buy and sell orders onto triplicate carbon paper order forms. Memories

Submitted by NULL (not verified) on Mon, 09/08/2014 - 22:47

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Believe it or not, faxing is still quite prevalent in many offices. We still get a lot of requests for the option on our multifunctional machines.
Dan Schwartz
Norman Spizz

I think I may buy a fax machine. The only problem is I don't have room for it as the space is being used by my mimeograph machine

Submitted by Liz_Saldana on Mon, 09/08/2014 - 22:49

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Liz Saldana

There is a fax number on my business card; but if anyone sends a fax to that number it goes to my email. :)
Benjamin Geizhals

It's kind of like the blog I would have written about using carbon paper when the copier wasn't working.

Submitted by JacquiBishop on Tue, 09/09/2014 - 01:54

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Jacqui Bishop

My high school graduation present was a Smith Corona electric typewriter, the first of its kind. Ten years later I was working at McKinsey & Company where, despite having IBM Selectrics and highly sophisticated cut (with a razor)-and-paste techniques, not much had changed. But 5 years after that, I worked on a fascinating consulting study to determine how word processing would change the way we do business. I, a prisoner of real cut-and-paste, was ecstatic to have a way to change things without retyping everything. I still am. So I welcome each new electronic miracle—but don't take away my corded phone, please, just in case it turns into a lifeline one of these days.
Corey Bearak

My fax works via internet. I like that it receives on my mac or my iPhone.
I would probably be reduced to taking a pic with a phone and sending the doc. Multipage doc would kill me in those circumstances. Less than a year ago I e-recycled my old fax. My all in one printer would work as a fax but that means moving wires (an entire other story (albeit no impossible). (on a primary break in action)
Riva Schwartz

In 1981, a facsimile machine was cutting edge and I was proud to have one in my international marine electronics company! Does anyone remember the 32TBN telex machine?

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