Fax is such a backward technology though and, aside from the
'convenience', most people's (or bureaucrats') rationales for wanting
faxed copies of something are deeply flawed. The assumption is that a
faxed document is somehow a proof of veracity than an EPS signature on
an electronic document. They are, of course, both easily faked.
On top of that fax on a data compression can't compare to e-mail or
relatively plain text and the quality of multiply faxed documents is
awful.
And on top of all that, the idea that you get a digital file, print it
out, write on it, scan it in and send it (whether via computer/scanner
or fax machine) and the other person does the opposite at the other
end (often needing a digital copy) is absolutely absurd in an age of
environmental concerns.
Fax should die.
Best,
Andy
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Andy Polaine
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Interaction Concept Design
Education Futures
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