Fax Fax Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine (or a telecopier), which processes the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy. Early
FAX +49-69/450464 of the Ambient World sub-label and the subsequent release of its discography on the iTunes Store, all FAX records were issued in extremely limited quantities, with typically 500–1000 pressings depending on the project. This resulted in FAX originals fetching high prices on eBay and other online auction Web sites. Label founder Pete Namlook died of a heart attack on 8 November 2012, although no official statement regarding the label's future was ever made. FAX +49-69/450464 FAX +49-69/450464 (also known as simply FAX or FAX Label) was a German record label founded in Frankfurt in 1992 by ambient musician Peter Kuhlmann