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Fax machines send and receive information using a telephone line. Digital fax transmission and reception, using a scanner and printer connected by modem to the public switched telephone network. laser printer The telephotography machine, an early analog fax machine introduced in 1924. The digital Group 3 fax machine, introduced in 1980.
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Fax machines send and receive information using a telephone line.
Digital fax transmission and reception, using a scanner and printer connected by modem to the public switched telephone network.
laser printer
The telephotography machine, an early analog fax machine introduced in 1924.
The digital Group 3 fax machine, introduced in 1980.
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