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I have not seen a physical fax machine in over a decade; haven’t sent a fax in at least 4 years. Yet they are still around and not obsolete.
by loloquwowndueo 1y ago
I have not seen a physical fax machine in over a decade; haven’t sent a fax in at least 4 years.
Yet they are still around and not obsolete.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoGo to a doctor's office. They live there.
- jrajav 1y agoWhat then should we call technologies that have multiple significantly lower cost, more versatile, more ubiquitous, and more interoperable alternatives available?
- loeg 1y agoThey're still around and obsolete. They continue to exist solely due to regulatory capture in the healthcare industry.
- ghaff 1y agoMy local hospital system was bought by one of the big city systems. I think quite a few of the older docs basically quit because of dealing with the newer electronic health records system. The younger docs seem OK with it. Never seen anyone use a typewriter. As a patient much better. No more faxing lab work to the lab and it's back in hours.
- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoIt's because faxed signatures have legal recognition and nothing electronic does.
- Legend2440 1y agoThat's not true, digital signatures have been legally valid since 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Signatures_in_Global_and_National_Commerce_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Signatures_in_Globa...
- zabzonk 1y agoYep, the last HP LaserJet Color printer I bought came with fax. I must admit, I kind of wondered why.
- drob518 1y agoSo they could charge you more money for the increase in “value” embodied in the product. (sarc)
- zabzonk 1y agoPossibly. But I really like their more up-market color laser printers. They have always worked flawlessly for me. Their inkjets (and everyone else's inkjets) on the other hand ...
- jdougan 1y agoI'd call them obsolescent, not obsolete.
- paxys 1y agoPlenty of businesses and governments in the USA still only accept documents via fax. So fax machines and fax services will continue to exist just to service them. I don't think there's a single business that requires you to hand in typewritten documents.