Alex: >Sorry to contradict the prevailing sentiment, but FAX (Facsimile transmission) >predates its modern “digital” version by a long shot. It was the mainstay for >newspapers to transmit photos for decades and required expensive equipment, >hence was not a household item. But it was there. I would not be surprised if 1939 is correct. Its even earlier than that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax ---------- Best regards, Goran Finnberg The Mastering Room AB Goteborg Sweden E-mail: [log in to unmask] Learn from the mistakes of others, you can never live long enough to make them all yourself. - John Luther (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") Nero & Smurfen:RIP