Fax July 1996. A major breakthrough in the development of the modern facsimile system was the result of digital technology, where the analog signal from scanners was digitized and then compressed, resulting in the ability to transmit high rates of data across standard phone lines. The first digital fax machine was the Dacom Rapidfax first sold in late 1960s, which incorporated digital data compression technology developed by Lockheed for transmission of images from satellites. Group 3 and 4 faxes are digital formats, and take advantage of digital compression methods to greatly reduce transmission times. Fax Over IP (FoIP) can transmit and
Million Fax on Washington 20, 2009. Million Fax on Washington The Million Fax on Washington was a November 2008 – January 2009 petition aimed at influencing President-elect of the United States Barack Obama to focus the attention of his new administration on the conspiracy theory that claims indications of an extraterrestrial presence on Earth and in our skies. The event was organized by Paradigm Research, a Maryland-based corporation that organizes UFO events. The goal of the Million Fax on Washington project was to reach 40,000 faxes sent to the administration in the 77-day period between election day November 4, 2008 and the presidential inauguration