Fax machines [WAS: Re: In defense of NASA ...] - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 Jun 2000

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Quebbeman &lt;dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com&gt;
To: &#39;classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org&#39; &lt;classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org&gt;
Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: In defense of NASA: was Re: Wirin' up blinkenlights

...
   This is true
of computers, fax machines (which
 were invented in the 1700's BTW), and telecommunications. Without some
 other force driving the creation of technology, mainstream folks don't
 change their ways. 
I was aware that Toshiba was building facsimile machines in 1928
in Japan, but I didn't know the ability to send an image to a remote
location predated the deployment of electricity.

-dq

Unless there is "prior art" that I'm unaware of, Doug is off by a century.
See http://www.thg.org.uk/articles.htm#FACSIMILE for a brief history of the
development of fax technology.

Cheers,
Mark.