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
Internet fax the information is sent directly over the telephone network, not over the Internet. This helps to communicate from remote places to the fax machine's location. In this method, smartphones are used to send and receive fax without the need to have any landline phone or any extra hardware. There are several fax applications (for both Android and iOS) that handle the mobile-based faxing. How does it work? First of all, users must install the fax app on their smartphones and have an active subscription to that online fax service provider. After that, the phone's camera is used as a scanner