I've often argued for the removal of the fax machine from the modern business office. Thank you 1842 and your wonderful technology... Ugh.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_was_the_fax_machine _invented
Take out the space in the URL above (after machine)... I don't know why it insists on putting it there.

I printed out today's strip and hung it over various fax machines in the office. Also, may ironically fax it to our other offices. Just because.

I have sadly often said to myself "Waitaminutehere... you printed out a PDF and faxed it to me so I could scan it in to use in your ad...? REALLY?

Well, you have many options now. You can have a PC be your fax machine. You can have your fancy office printer/scanner be your fax machine. I certainly think you can do without a machine dedicated to the task these days.

I can think of a couple cases where a fax machine might still be the best machine for the job. Places that take orders by fax maybe don't have enough room for a PC and a printer, but they make tiny fax machines.