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Fast Fax - A Long History And A Modern Truth
Fast Fax - A Long History And A Modern Truth
Copyright © 2006 Angelina Jordan
The facsimile, or fax as we call it today was one of
the earliest concepts in modern technology. First patented
in 1843 by Scottish physicist Alexander Bain, the fax is
an encoding and/or imaging method that reads text and/or
images in small areas at a time, assigns numerical values
based on darkness and lightness and then transmits them to
a receiver. The receiver produces corresponding marks on
paper as the transmitting fax proceeds to scan the next
lower line continuing until the entire document has been
scanned, digitized and transmitted.
We typically think of the fax as transmitting documents
via telephone line, but history verifies that Bain patented
his original invention 33 years before the telephone and
Morse code became standard transmission methods. The
facsimile made its official debut at the 1853 World's
Fair in London with English physicist Frederick Bakewell
conducting the first public demonstration of fax transmission.
By 1865, Italian physics professor Giovanni Caselli had launched
the first commercial fax system linking Paris with other French
cities.
Not to be outdone by the Europeans or by having just missed
the patent for the telephone by three hours, American professor,
Dr. Elisha Gray of Omnifax sold his facsimile patent to the
Gray National Teleautograph Company. A demonstration of his
fax system generated record-breaking crowds at the 1893
Chicago World's Fair.
The fax continued to advance and was significantly furthered
by the work of German scientist Dr. Alfred Korn. Though not
to be outdone by the Europeans, In 1922, his facsimile system
was utilized to transmit a photo of Pope Pius XI from Rome to
the state of Maine in the U.S. enabling the New York World
newspaper to publish the photo the same day. The military
drafted the fax for use in 1941 to transmit weather charts,
maps and orders during World War II.
Newspapers relied on faxes to provide them with up-to-the minute
details and photos from political conventions and other news-worthy
events from around the world. Although the FCC authorized the
development of commercial fax technology in 1948, it would be
the mid 1970's before it caught on in the mainstream of daily
business operations, but even then only in limited industries
due to complicated technology and expensive costs. By the mid
1980's though, fax operations were simpler and less expensive
and set the world of big business ablaze in a way that forever
changed the way the modern world does business.
Corporations and large organizations worldwide began implementing
the fax as their primary method of communications. Authorizations,
customer orders and verifications could be delivered within minutes
instead of waiting for postal pickup and delivery, which took forever.
The cost to productivity ratio proved a profitable investment for
sizable enterprises.
Faxing can still be a heavy expense on small businesses, especially
for professionals who work from home. There's the cost of the fax
machine itself and the cost of ink cartridges, toner and paper, not
to mention the cost of additional phone lines and/or expensive software
if small business owners opt for strictly computer-based faxing.
While e-mailing documents is an option, e-mails often go astray
and frequently the computer receiving an attached document does
not feature the software application required for opening the document.
Thousands of home based businesses rely on faxing for document editing
that bypasses the need to have compatible, expensive software.
With faxing being a necessity in today's business world instead of
a luxury, how can small business owners and work-from-home pros offset
the high cost without passing it along to their clients? There has
to be an affordable fax option that keeps them competitive with other
businesses.
And there is ... once again the Internet-age comes to the rescue with
cost-effective faxing for small business owners and work-from-home
pros leveling the playing field so they can be not only more productive,
but also more competitive in their markets. Online faxing gives them a
decisive advantage in doing business.
I'm sure you've heard about online faxing, but you've also heard
about the expensive set-up fees that go along with it. Your budget
is stretched to the limit now and a hefty set-up fee just isn't in
the cards.
Well, you can scratch that expense off your list of luxuries by
visiting http://www.faxitnice.com
for a simple, affordable option. They've broken the well-kept
industry-secret that there is NOTHING to be set-up on an individual
basis in Internet faxing, which means that there's no reason for
online faxing to be expensive.
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service options, the OnceOff Fax and the FaxIt Credit. OnceOff Fax is
designed for someone sending a one-time and/or occasional fax. FaxIt
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Give your small business the big business advantage by using the FaxIt
Nice services developed by 350 Nice and ditch the last minute trips to
the office supply store for expensive toners and drums. It's a
cost-effective way, available 24 hours a day to any country in
the world to give your business the competitive edge it takes to
be successful in today's market!
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About the Author
(c) 2005, Angelina Jordan. Reprint rights granted so long as article
and by-line are printed intact and all links made live.
Angelina Jordan is a freelance writer and editor specializing in serving the
needs of small business owners. She offers over 15 years' solid experience
in drafting quality content and providing comprehensive copyediting in the
business and non-profit arenas. Contact her via e-mail message to
apjordan@adelphia.net to discuss your business writing and editing needs.
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