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fresnelly · 01-09-2009, 10:50 AM

When we bought our house I was away in Florida so the agent faxed me the paperwork to sign and fax back. I hope hotels don't throw out their business centre machines so quickly.

At work I get faxes from shipping brokers. They seem pretty tied to the technology.

I saw an old Charlie Chan serial from the 30's or 40's where the police used a sort of fax machine to send a sketch of the suspect to another precinct. They basically stopped the action of the story to give a demonstration because it must have been so astonishing at the time; not unlike how tech thrillers today showcase satellite and gps tracking and whatnot.

I wonder who's still using typewriters?

01-09-2009, 10:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	When we bought our house I was away in Florida so the agent faxed me the paperwork to sign and fax back. I hope hotels don't throw out their business centre machines so quickly. At work I get faxes from shipping brokers. They seem pretty tied to the technology. I saw an old Charlie Chan serial from the 30's or 40's where the police used a sort of fax machine to send a sketch of the suspect to another precinct. They basically stopped the action of the story to give a demonstration because it must have been so astonishing at the time; not unlike how tech thrillers today showcase satellite and gps tracking and whatnot. I wonder who's still using typewriters? __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Last edited by fresnelly; 01-09-2009 at 10:52 AM..