The fax machine did not become a necessary piece of equipment in every office until the 1980s.

直到20世纪80年代，传真机才成为每个办公室的必需品。

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In his lifetime, Marconi foresaw the development of television and the fax machine, GPS, radar, and the portable hand-held telephone.

在马可尼的一生中，他预见到了电视、传真机、全球定位系统、雷达和便携式电话的发展。

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And here is the fax machine.

这是传真机。

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The fax machine was invented in 1843, and both Xerox and Bell Labs had ongoing projects to fine-tune the concept.

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The desktop printer for creating a signable copy of contracts, W-9 forms, and NDAs, and the fax machine for transmitting them.

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Between your voicemail inbox, the fax machine, your cell phone, and your inbox in your e-mail and the Web, it's just becoming too much.

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