• Otter@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        You could say that about any technology that isn’t cutting edge. The problem is when something is still standard in a particular industry, then yes you do “need” them.

        Ideally we’d switch to better methods, but it takes time and organized effort.

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          1 year ago

          At this point the effort and time to keep physical fax machines is greater than dropping them.

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            1 year ago

            A lot of fax machines are just integrated into a regular printer/scanner, which is why you can find them fairly easily

            But yea a dedicated machine makes no sense now

            • Hawke@lemmy.world
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              1 year ago

              With POTS lines getting up to $1000/month in some cases, it’s not even the equipment that’s the problem.