If the printers are so bad, can a fax machine be used (that would not have any internet and not have any auto-updating software, if they still make them that wa

If the printers are so bad, can a fax machine be used (that would not have any internet and not have any auto-updating software, if they still make them that way)? Can a FOSS program on the computer to emulate the fax signals? Would that work?