Fax Site using the Courier satellite. Radio fax is still in limited use today for transmitting weather charts and information to ships at sea. Also, it is also widely used within the medical field to transmit confidential patient information. In 1964, Xerox Corporation introduced (and patented) what many consider to be the first commercialized version of the modern fax machine, under the name (LDX) or Long Distance Xerography. This model was superseded two years later with a unit that would truly set the standard for fax machines for years to come. Up until this point facsimile machines were very expensive and
Capitol Fax Capitol Fax Capitol Fax is a daily political newsletter covering Illinois politics. It was founded in 1993 by Rich Miller. Capitol Fax, Inc., based in Springfield, Illinois, was founded in 1993 by Rich Miller. Miller is the lead writer, editor and publisher of "Capitol Fax". Capitol Fax media has a for-fee, subscription-based newsletter, with selected excerpts offered for free as an online magazine. "Capitol Fax" also has a YouTube channel. Illinois public employees spent more than a quarter of a million dollars of public funds on "Capitol Fax" subscriptions between 2005 and 2013, according to an analysis of public records