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Article: Fax Machines Open Lines of Communication; Businesses Ring Up Sales Of Document-Sending Tool
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- The Washington Post
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- July 11, 1988
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What's your fax number?
If you have to swallow and reply that you don't have one, it is
almost the same as conceding that the march of progress has left you
behind.
Companies and government agencies around the Washington area are
snapping up facsimile machines in ever-increasing numbers, and in
doing so are revolutionizing how they exchange information.
The story is the same nationwide. After sputtering along in the
1970s and early 1980s, fax sales have taken off recently, propelled
by declining prices. The research firm Dataquest Inc. said shipments
rose to 417,200 last year from 187,500 units in 1986. For 1988, it
is projecting 785,000 in shipments. For 1992, the firm expects a ...