Fax hard to operate. In 1966, Xerox released the Magnafax Telecopiers, a smaller, 46-pound facsimile machine. This unit was far easier to operate and could be connected to any standard telephone line. This machine was capable of transmitting a letter-sized document in about six minutes. The first sub-minute, digital fax machine was developed by Dacom, which built on digital data compression technology originally developed at Lockheed for satellite communication. By the late 1970s, many companies around the world (especially Japanese firms) had entered the fax market. Very shortly after this, a new wave of more compact, faster and efficient fax machines
Matt Fax released on May 6 on Colorize, and marks the 4th anniversary of Matt Fax. The EP ranked 7 on the Beatport Top 10 and the track "Careless" has been played more than 500,000 times on Spotify, as well as being massively supported by DJs like Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate and Sam Feldt for example. A few weeks after the release, Matt unveiled a bonus track called "Backdraft" and was exclusively distributed on Bandcamp with a pay-what-you-want payment basis. Almost two months after the unveiling of the last EP, Armin van Buuren and Above & Beyond premiered the "Horizon/Blimp" EP in