Why then is the fax machine still a mainstay of healthcare? The obvious answer is that it simply cannot be easily replaced.

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If any of Rodney Eddins' accounting clients want his undivided attention at work first thing in the morning, they should shun e-mail or his telephone answering machine. Instead, they should send him a ...

People will always keep upgrading technology with latest versions. Current time is the time of emailing and electronic messages. But there are few technologies which refuse to die and Fax machine is a ...

While the human race, by and large, has moved on from fax machines, they're still out there. The medical and real estate industries still cling to the technology -- possibly because they believe its ...

WHO hasn't felt the urge to smash up the office fax with a hammer at least once? The machines are slow, testy and prone to breaking—usually at the worst possible moment. They became indispensable ...

TOKYO — In Japan’s businesses and bureaucracies, in home offices and hulking companies, the fax machine is thriving. Yes, the clunky device has fallen out of favor in so much of the world, a refuge ...

In the age of digital communication, fax machines seem as outdated as using a rotary dial phone or a cassette tape. Think about it: if a colleague asked you to fax them a document, you’d probably give ...

Throughout the 80s and 90s, you couldn’t swing a stapler around any size office without hitting a fax machine. But what is it about the fax machine that makes it the subject of so much derision? Is it ...

Fax machines and dinosaurs have become colloquially interchangeable. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From ...

The fax machine isn't dead. In fact, it's the latest tool of the resistance. A new campaign called Artifax is encouraging artists, designers, and activists to get the attention of lawmakers by faxing ...