The Most Important Invention the Year You Were Born
If you’re curious about what was invented the year you were born, RS Components compiled a fascinating list, which we’re ...
ITU20d
Pictures via a pendulum
It might surprise you to know that the fax machine was invented decades before the telephone ... this technique was first demonstrated in the 1840s by a Scotsman, Alexander Bain. Bain was born in 1811 ...
TechRepublic23d
What is a Fax ATA, and How to Select the Right One
A Fax Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) is a device that allows you to use a traditional fax machine to send faxes using an internet connection. Sometimes called a fax machine adapter, a fax jack ...
Daily Mail10d
Bosses at 'embarrassing' Northern Trains admit they still use fax machines at the insistence of the unions - and can't get rid of them without agreement of the barons
The technology behind the fax machine was first patented in 1843, more than three decades before Scottish inventor Alexander Bell did so with the telephone. But the rise of digital messaging ...
TechRepublic16d
There Are Exactly 3 Items Every Fax Header Must Have
This protects you in a situation where the receiver misses an important fax — you will have a confirmation from your machine with the date and time listed. This is about more than just covering ...
The Daily Telegraph9d
Britain’s electricity grid still reliant on fax machines
The revelation comes a day after state-owned rail operator Northern admitted it too still used the machines. A Neso spokesman said: “We do have fax machines in our control centre so that we can ...
The Independent11d
We still use fax machines to contact train crews, Northern Rail official admits in excruciating grilling
Your support makes all the difference. A Northern Rail official has admitted the operator still uses fax machines to communicate with its train crews in an excruciating exchange about the state of ...
Daily Mail10d
Northern Rail staff 'use fax machines to book time off': Britain's second biggest train operator forced to use 1980s technology 'by union'
It is understood that fax machines are used by train crew members to communicate over their rotas, or to book time off. Conductors are also able to use email for this process, but the rail firm ...
Metro10d
Delay-ridden train company admits it still uses fax machines
The boss of a rail company struggling with poor performance was left in an awkward spot when he was forced to admit his staff still have to use fax machines to book holidays. Northern has so far ...
Wall Street Journal23d
OpenAI, Bain Expand AI Partnership to Sell ChatGPT to Businesses
OpenAI and Bain & Co. are expanding their pact to sell OpenAI’s tools, including ChatGPT, to clients of the Boston-based consulting firm. The two companies first announced a selling partnership ...
Daily Express9d
The UK rail company still contacting train crews with fax machines due to trade union deal
Northern Rail has said it still relies on fax machines to communicate with its train crews because of long-standing agreements with trade unions. This was revealed during a recent Rail North ...
The Yorkshire Post5d
Use of fax machines by Northern shows our railways are off track - Andrew Vine
The fax machine, that feature of office life from 40 years ago, is alive and kicking in the offices of Northern Rail instead of enjoying a well-deserved retirement in a museum of how we used to ...