On 8/21/2014 5:54 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> I remember when we got a fax machine at work. It was a serious problem
> child, acting up more often than not and for some reason, wasting lots
> of paper. My boss made it a rule than only certain people could touch
> it. I was not one of them. The ones who could use it used to curse at
> it. Then one day people were out sick and there was nobody who had been
> trained to use it. My boss didn't even know how to use it. So he asked
> me to do it. I couldn't figure it out and asked a friend to help and
> between the two of us, we could not get it. I think he finally just
> drove to Kinkos or something.
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> I did actually have an all in one that was hooked up with the fax
> machine when I lived in CA. It was a breeze to use. I didn't even have
> to read the instructions.

Back in the old days, when computers had modems, I sent out a lot of
faxes directly from the computer. It was great because I'd write letters
and use the Microsoft fax printer driver to send it out straight away.
When I switched to dedicated fax machines, it was sort of a step
backwards.