IBM ScanMaster

From: ip500 <ip500_at_home.com>
Date: Tue Apr 3 19:34:28 2001

        Nah .... Fax machines have been around about forever. I've got a
Western Union ThermoFax unit from the late 30's / early 40's. As I
recall the Crosley Readeo unit was available in about 1931 and produced
faxed newspapers .. via radio! Somewhat before it's time and the idea
quietly died. First published mention I can find quickly of facsimile
transmission
[commercial use .. that is] was in the 1912 edition of Wm. Maver's
"American Telegraphy" .. it showed in great detail the "Denison
fac-simile
telegraph system" ..odd spelling with the hyphen but that's how it was
cited in the book.
        Just a quick footnote from history,
        Craig

Gene Ehrich wrote:
>
> At 12:02 PM 4/3/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >What's a ScanMaster anyway?
>
> Fax machine before there were fax machines.
Received on Tue Apr 03 2001 - 19:34:28 BST