transmission.
Facsimilie transmission in commercial applications dates to the early 1940s.2 At that time, and for many years afterward, the expense and difficulties associated with the use of the technology, together with relatively poor image quality, limited the use of the technology to news wire services, and to some governmental and military applications.3 In the late 1970s, however, significant innovations in facsimi lie technology led to the introduction of the contemporary FAX machine.
1H. Friedman, "The Facts on Fax," Radio Electronics,November 1988, 45 53.
The contemporary FAX machine provides high quality images, at a relatively low cost, through the use of an easy to operate device.4 In the mid 1980s, FAX technology was combined with microcomputer technology, to provide for facsimilie transmis sion through personal computer telecommunications.5 When used in conjunction with a microcomputer, facsimilie transmission occurs via computer modems, and a software program converts electronic signals at each end of the transmissi
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