Now, many folk reading this blog post may not remember the old trusted Fax Machine.
Basically, you’d write something on a bit of paper. Feed it through the machine, dial a number and hey presto – the message would be printed onto paper on the other side.
It’s got a brilliant history…
Now – I was very very young when the fax machines were around – and being honest, never really got to use them. Therefore the process I mentioned above is what I think would’ve happened – any older or experienced folk – feel free to correct me.
The great thing is – technology has helped us to transmit messages so much more quickly, easily and being able to save a few trees!
That’s right – the trusted email was introduced to the masses – computers were more available and the fax machine was no longer.
Or was it….
Well, the Health Secretary in the UK has told the NHS – that they have to stop buying fax machines by March 31st 2020.
The Royal College of Surgeons estimated there’s about 8,000 fax machines being used in the NHS!
I just can’t believe we’re using them! – let alone saying we’ve got to stop buying them!!
In this digital era we live in… there’s so many options… firstly, the trusted email…
There are so many ways to communicate… digitally!
Yes, there’s Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, so many more… In fact, many are moving away from email and using collaboration tools such as Slack.
In a way… I’m glad they’ve finally decided to stop buying them. Any guesses on how long before they’re using an online collboration tool?